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	Priest Trial Aborted ABC August 2, 2007 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/02/1994961.htm?site=northtas Australia — The trial of a former Burnie priest who is accused of sexually assaulting three young boys has been aborted. 71 year old Roger Michael Bellemore had pleaded not guilty to three counts of maintaining a sexual relationship with a young person under the age of 17. It is alleged the offences occurred while Bellemore was working as a priest at Burnie's Marist College in the late 1960s and early 70s. In the Launceston Criminal Court this morning, Bellemore's lawyer asked for the trial to be aborted because of evidence given by one of the witnesses. Justice Alan Blow agreed and discharged the jury. Bellemore was released on bail to return to court in October.
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