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	Retired Priest Charged with Sexual Assault Hamilton Spectator January 13, 2011 http://www.thespec.com/news/crime/article/473632--retired-priest-charged-with-sexual-assault A retired Catholic priest charged with sexual assault by Guelph police also served in parishes in Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville throughout his career. The charge against Reverend James Boudreau stems from an alleged incident in 1984, while he was an associate pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in Guelph. He was arrested Wednesday. “On behalf of Bishop Douglas Crosby, who is out of the country at this time, I want to express our sadness and our concern,” Monsignor Vincent Kerr, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton said in a statement. “Bishop Crosby has asked me to share that we will be cooperating fully with police should they require any information from the Diocese.” Kerr said Boudreau was ordained in the USA in 1978 and began serving as a priest of the Diocese of Hamilton that same year. He retired in December 2009. The investigation began in December and was handled by the Guelph police service’s sexual assault child abuse unit. He has been released from custody and is to appear in court in March. noreilly@thespec.com or 905-526-3199
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