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Mother of alleged priest abuse victim testifies at trial

Associated Press

  April 12, 2012

A woman whose son gave emotional testimony about his alleged abuse at the hands of a Roman Catholic priest took the stand herself Wednesday at a landmark trial in the priest abuse scandal and said she regrets maintaining contact with the priest for years afterward.

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