LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of a Roman Catholic priest accused of raping a teenage boy in 1985 in New Hampshire.
Jurors deliberated for 13 1/2 hours but told the judge Wednesday that they were unable to reach a verdict in the case of the Rev. George Robichaud.
Robichaud, 59, has admitted making inappropriate sexual contact with the former altar boy — now a 33-year-old state trooper — but denies the charges of rape and attempted rape.
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The Diocese of Manchester placed Robichaud, a former pastor, on leave a year ago, after he was accused. Robichaud also faces sexual assault charges involving a different altar boy in 1982.