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	Fugitive Priest Sentenced to 5-10 Years in Child Sex Crimes WOOD October 25, 2006 http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5585378&nav=0Rce Bay City, Mich. -- A Catholic priest who was charged with sexually abusing boys two decades ago and was captured in Colombia has been sentenced to five to 10 years in prison. John S. Rabideau, 44, pleaded no contest in Bay County Circuit Court to three assault counts. Nine other felony charges, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct, were dropped as part of a plea agreement. He faced up to life in prison as originally charged. Prosecutors say the charges stem from incidents that took place from 1985 to 1987, when Rabideau was a seminarian. They involved three boys ranging in age from 7 to 14. Officials say Rabideau fled the country when the charges were filed in 1998. Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt sentenced Rabideau to prison after hearing from the three victims, men who now are in their late 20s and early 30s, The Bay City Times reported Tuesday.
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