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 Retired Bishop Raymond Lahey of the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, arrives at a police station in Ottawa Oct.1. Bishop Lahey, 69, turned himself in to face charges of possession of and importing child pornography. ( CNS photo/Chris Wattie, Reuters)
The former bishop of Antigonish, N.S., did not appear in court Feb. 3 when one of his lawyers arranged for the new court date. He is unlikely to appear in court on April 9 either, according to his lawyer Michael Edelson.
The bishop is not required to appear unless he decides to plead guilty. Though he has not made a plea, the Crown is proceeding as if there is a not guilty plea.
A Canada Border Services Agent stopped Lahey Sept. 15 on his return to Canada and seized his computer and other electronic devices after an initial inspection. Lahey resigned from his Antigonish See the day after charges were laid Sept. 25.
Nova Scotia RCMP executed search warrants on Lahey's residences and offices in Antigonish and Sydney in October, seizing electronic equipment. But Corporal M.J. DeLuco said they could not speculate when the investigation would be complete.
Lahey has been staying at a priests’ residence in Ottawa since Oct. 9, when he turned in his passport to authorities. He had been released on bail of $9,000, ordered to stay away from the Internet, computers or cell phones and from children 18 and under.
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| Deborah Waters Gyapong has been a journalist and novelist for more than 20 years. She has worked in print, radio and television, including 12 years as a producer for CBC TV's news and current affairs programming. She currently covers religion and politics primarily for Catholic and Evangelical newspapers.
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