PHOENIX (AZ)
News 12
February 6, 2020
By Bianca Buono
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/lawyer-says-former-valley-priest-accused-of-sexual-abuse-is-too-sick-to-go-to-court/75-793b4080-3bca-4036-8461-0cf157e64002
Father John “Jack” Spaulding was indicted in January. His lawyer says days before the indictment, Spaulding was diagnosed with a “mortal illness.”
A former Valley priest accused of molesting multiple children is due in court Friday morning. The only problem? The priest likely won’t have to show up.
“When the innocence of a child is taken from them, it is an absolutely unspeakable act,” said Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel shortly after the indictment.
In January, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced that Spaulding, 74, was indicted and accused of sexually abusing at least two boys under the age of 15 between 2003 and 2007.
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