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Timor-Leste court postpones ex-priest's trial for fifth time
UCANews.com ^ | 6/11/2021 | Ryan Dagur

Posted on 06/14/2021 7:20:56 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne

The sex abuse trial of an ex-priest in Timor-Leste has been put on hold for a fifth time after a bid to hold the hearing by video link was stopped due to “technical issues.”

The district court in Oecusse, 200 kilometers from Dili, resumed the trial that started in February via video conference on June 9 after Richard Daschbach failed to appear for four previous hearings, supposedly due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

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TOPICS: Catholic; Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: catholic; pedophile
Money quote: "Although he has confessed to being a pedophile, he still has broad support among Timorese, including among the country's political leaders"
1 posted on 06/14/2021 7:20:56 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne
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To: Dr. Thorne

IOW, the pervy political leaders don’t want him to rat out their confessions.


2 posted on 06/14/2021 7:23:44 AM PDT by bgill
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