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Catholic priest charged with 25-year-old sexual assault

A Catholic priest is facing several sexual assault charges dating to alleged offences against a teenaged male victim between 1987 and 1989. Now 56, Roger Pronovost was assigned to St. John the Baptist Church in Longlac, Ont.

A Catholic priest is facing several sexual assault charges dating to alleged offences against a teenaged male victim between 1987 and 1989.

Now 56, Roger Pronovost was assigned to St. John the Baptist Church in Longlac, Ont. at the time of the incidents.

The suspect faces two counts of sexual assault and a third charge of sexual exploitation.

None of the charges has been proven in a court of law.

Ontario Provincial Police ask anyone with information on this case or similar incidents involving the accused to contact them at 1-888-310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.



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