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	Brother: Accused Priest Too Sick to Face Trial Associated Press, carried in WPRI April 12, 2008 http://www.wpri.com/Global/story.asp?S=8158385&nav=F2DO WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The brother of a retired priest facing molestation charges told a judge that the clergyman is too sick to stand trial. Paul Szantyr told a judge in Central District Court on Friday that the Rev. John Szantyr can no longer carry on an intelligent conversation, handle his financial affairs, drive a car or take care of his personal needs. He says his 76-year-old brother has Parkinson's disease and relies on others to dress and feed him. Paul Szantyr testified on the last day of a competency hearing to determine whether John Szantyr is mentally competent to face charges that he allegedly sexually assaulted two altar boys at a Worcester church 20 years ago. The judge did not say when he would rule.
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