Ex-priest Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Abuse of Boys

By Donna Buttarazzi
Seacoast Online
February 17, 2017

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20170217/ex-priest-pleads-not-guilty-to-sex-abuse-of-boys

Former Roman Catholic priest Ronald H. Paquin pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of sexual misconduct in Biddeford District Court Friday.

Paquin's arraignment Friday was his first court appearance in Maine after being indicted by a York County Grand Jury on Feb. 8 on the allegations of abusing two boys in Kennebunkport in the 1980s.

Paquin was arrested by Massachusetts authorities at a homeless shelter in Boston last Friday. He was turned over to Maine authorities and is being held at the York County Jail.

Paquin, 74, appeared in Biddeford District Court via video feed Friday afternoon in an orange prison jumpsuit and carrying a cane. Judge Dan Driscoll set Paquin's bail at $50,000 and conditionally appointed Portland attorney Heather Gonzales to represent him.

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