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Ex-priest dies at Maine correctional facility
Ronald Paquin was serving a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing an altar boy.
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Ex-priest dies at Maine correctional facility
Portland Press Herald and WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedRonald Paquin was serving a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing an altar boy.
What changedWMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "Ex-priest dies at Maine correctional facility". Portland Press Herald frames it as "Ex-priest serving sentence for child sex abuse dies at Maine correctional facility".
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Still Watching. WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "Ex-priest dies at Maine correctional facility". Portland Press Herald frames it as "Ex-priest serving sentence for child sex abuse dies at Maine correctional facility".
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Sep 13, 9:38 PM: Portland Press Herald joined the source map.
Sep 13, 10:42 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Sep 13, 11:06 PM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.
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Center ·News report
WCVB Boston (Hearst)57m ago
Former Mass. priest convicted of sexually abusing altar boy dies at Maine prison
A former Massachusetts priest who was convicted of sexually abusing an altar boy died Friday afternoon at a Maine correctional facility, according to a statement from the Maine Department o...
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Portland Press Herald2h ago
Ex-priest serving sentence for child sex abuse dies at Maine correctional facility
Ronald Paquin, a defrocked priest exposed in the Boston Globe's "Spotlight," died Friday.