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An indictment unsealed Friday charges a priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence with sexual assault.
The Rev. Barry Meehan pleaded not guilty in Superior Court to five counts of first-degree sexual assault. Prosecutors say the alleged abuse happened in 1991 and 1992.
Meehan resigned from St. Timothy’s Parish in Warwick and was placed on administrative leave in January 2013. The diocese removed his permission to act as a priest.
Meehan was released on bail. He was ordered to surrender his passport and to stay away from witnesses in the case.
A pretrial hearing was scheduled for Dec. 11.
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