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The trial started Tuesday morning for a former Tecumseh priest charged with theft.
Robert Couture, a former priest for Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church, is charged with one count of theft over $5,000.
Essex County OPP completed a lengthy investigation dating back to 2002. Police say a financial audit of the parishes’ accounts yielded about $180,000 in irregularities.
Officials from Ste. Anne Parish in Tecumseh notified the OPP in August of 2011, regarding an internal theft that occurred between 2002 and 2010.
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