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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Sep 13, 6:40 PM
Former Mass. priest convicted of sexually abusing altar boy dies at Maine prison
Ronald Paquin was serving a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing an altar boy
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Former Mass. priest convicted of sexually abusing altar boy dies at Maine prison
WCVB Boston (Hearst) and WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Ronald Paquin was serving a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing an altar boy.
The headline split WCVB Boston (Hearst) frames it as "Former Mass. priest convicted of sexually abusing altar boy dies at Maine prison". WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "Ex-priest dies at Maine correctional facility".
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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Sep 13, 6:14 PM
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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Sep 13, 6:14 PM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.
Sep 13, 6:40 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.