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WEST PALM BEACH, FL (WFLX)-A local Catholic priest, accused of stealing nearly a half million dollars from his former parish in Delray Beach, is guilty, but of a lesser charge. After jurors reached their decision Monday, the judge ordered Father Francis Guinan taken into custody.
Jurors deliberated for two and a half hours before convicting Father [...]

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On a Sunday morning, in a church sanctuary near Conroe, an off-duty immigration agent tapped Jose Juan Hernandez on the shoulder and asked him to step outside.
A 31-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico with three prior deportations, Hernandez quietly followed the agent and promptly was detained on suspicion of illegal re-entry after deportation, said Gregory Palmore, [...]

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Spared prison a decade ago, he could face up to 12 years
A convicted sex offender spared prison a decade ago in favor of treatment pleaded guilty Monday to a new charge of sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
Robert D. Bennefield, 43, of Sifton could face up to 12 years in prison.
In 1998, Bennefield pleaded guilty to [...]

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Reverend Gary Mercure pleaded not guilty Tuesday to multiple charges of sexually abusing children. Mercure entered Berkshire Superior Court in Pittsfield, accompanied only by his attorney. None of his alleged victims were in court as the Troy priest officially faced several charges, including two counts of rape of a child with [...]

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After deliberating for more than three hours, a Travis County jury this afternoon found a former South Austin pastor and apartment complex handyman guilty of multiple felony counts for sexually molesting three boys in 2005 and 2006.
Rodolfo Sosa, 50, was convicted on all counts against him — five counts of indecency with a child by [...]

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