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Ex-Catholic priest in New Mexico dies before abuse trial

| October 7, 2020 9:03 AM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former Roman Catholic priest has died just weeks before he was scheduled to go on trial in New Mexico after he was accused of raping a young girl at an Albuquerque parochial school decades ago, authorities said.

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