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	Suspended Priest Again Arrested in Alleged Assault of Family WPRI September 24, 2006 http://ww2.wpri.com/Global/story.asp?S=5450210 Worcester, Mass. (AP) -- A suspended priest who was arrested earlier this year after allegedly assaulting his mother and sister has been arrested again on similar charges. Joseph Coonan is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Dudley District Court. Charges include domestic assault and battery on a person over 65 his mother-and a disabled person-his sister. Worcester police say both women had superficial injuries. Coonan was removed from ministry at St. John's Roman Catholic Church in 2002 after allegations that he committed sexual misconduct in the 1970s, before he became a priest. In February, Coonan was arrested on domestic assault charges after another dispute between Coonan, his sister and his mother. Those charges were dismissed at the request of the women.
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