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Sat May 19, 2012, 12:41 AM May 2012

Former priest tries to hire hit man to kill his accuser...

And these guys want to dictate to everyone about what is "right" or "wrong" regarding sex?

DALLAS — A former Roman Catholic priest was found guilty Thursday of plotting the death of a man who accused him of sexual abuse.

The Dallas Morning News reported the Dallas County jury returned its verdict on John M. Fiala after a few hours’ deliberation.

After the verdict, testimony began in the penalty phase. Fiala could be sentenced to up to life in prison for solicitation of capital murder.

Prosecutors say Fiala tried to hire a neighbor’s brother to kill the man who accused him of abusing him in 2008. That’s when the man was 16 and Fiala was the priest at a rural West Texas parish.

http://cjonline.com/news/2012-05-18/ex-priest-accused-death-plot-found-guilty

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Former priest tries to hire hit man to kill his accuser... (Original Post) Archae May 2012 OP
Please tell me I'm going to see this on Dateline. aquart May 2012 #1
LOL. Quantess May 2012 #6
Confession must have been a breeze with this guy. chollybocker May 2012 #2
as if a Pedo-priest has ANY moral compass NOT that of a savage KakistocracyHater May 2012 #3
Don't tell me--let me guess eridani May 2012 #4
Further evidence (we didn't need) that the RCC as an institution is corrupted beyond repair. nt daaron May 2012 #5
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