WORCESTER (MA)
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- The Reverend Paul Desilets was arraigned Monday in Worcester Superior Court. He appeared by videoconference from the county jail.
The 81-year-old Desilets appeared frail and said nothing during the brief proceeding. His lawyer entered not guilty pleas to a 32-count indictment.
District Attorney John Conte says at least nine of the men who were victimized between 1978 and 1984 are agreeable to a possible plea deal that would include some prison time for Desilets. Conte says the alleged victims are feeling some closure now that the retired priest is back in the country.