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Jury: L.A. Ex-Priest Guilty of Molestation

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 5:10:22 PM
By LINDA DEUTSCH

Retired Roman Catholic priest Michael Wempe reacts Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006, in a Los Angeles courtroom when the jury returned a guilty verdict against Wempe of abusing a youngster in the 1990s. Jurors were unable to reach verdicts on four other counts against Wempe. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) - A retired priest who admitted molesting 13 boys in the 1970s and '80s but claimed he never did so again was convicted Wednesday of abusing a youngster in the 1990s.

The jury was unable to reach verdicts on four other counts against the Rev. Michael Wempe, so a mistrial was declared on those allegations.

Wempe, 66, could get up to three years in prison on the single count. The sentencing was put off until prosecutors can decide whether to seek a retrial on the undecided counts.


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