David dos Santos Gusmao

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Richard Daschbach, a former missionary from Pennsylvania, is escorted by a police officer upon his arrival for a trial at a courthouse in Oecusse, East Timor on Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Raimundos Oki, File)

American ex-priest in East Timor found guilty of sex abuse

A defrocked American priest accused of sexually abusing orphaned and disadvantaged young girls under his care in East Timor was found guilty Tuesday and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

 

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