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	Former Priest Will be Sentenced in September on a Charge of Sexual Assault Cape Breton Post June 11, 2007 http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=36430&sc=145 Sydney – A retired Cape Breton priest will be sentenced in September on a count of sexual assault involving a male. Claude Joseph Richard, 71, pleaded guilty to the charge in Supreme Court. The incident occurred in Glace Bay in 1987. Richard, who is now living in Halifax, has been released on conditions pending his sentencing, Sept. 5. Richard, along with his twin brother, Clair, also a priest, had previously spent time in jail for sex offences. Richard was given a two-year sentence in 1994 after pleading guilty to sexually abusing three boys. Those incidents occurred in the 1960s and 70s while Richard was assistant pastor at churches in Stellarton and New Glasgow. Details in Tuesday's Post.
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