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	Canadian Bishop Held in Child Porn Case Times of the Internet October 1, 2009 http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/115577.html OTTAWA — Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop Raymond Lahey, accused of having child pornography on his laptop computer, surrendered to police Thursday in Ottawa, police said. Lahey, 69, who dropped from sight after being charged Sept. 25 by Canada Border Services Agency staff at the Ottawa airport when he returned from the United States, was released on $9,000 bail. the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The bishop is under court order to stay away from parks and children. He also is to stay off the Internet and is to remain in Rogersville, New Brunswick, while free on bail. He is to appear in court again Nov. 4 in Ottawa. Ottawa Police Constable J.P. Vincelette said a border agency officer had found images on the cleric's laptop computer "that were of concern." Lahey was the bishop for the Antigonish diocese in Nova Scotia until he announced his resignation Saturday in a letter posted on the diocese's Web site saying he needed time for "personal renewal," the National Post reported. This year, Lahey expedited the settlement of a $15 million lawsuit against the diocese by parishioners who claimed sexual abuse by priests dating back to 1950, the CBC said. Copyright 2009 by United Press International All Rights Reserved.
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