A FORMER ALBUQUERQUE PRIEST WHO DISAPPEARED MORE THAN 25 YEARS AGO, AND WAS LATER ARRESTED IN NORTH AFRICA, IS NOW ON TRIAL IN FEDERAL COURT IN SANTA FE.
EIGHTY YEAR OLD ARTHUR PERRAULT WAS RETURNED TO THE U.S. LAST YEAR AND CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN 11 YEAR OLD ALTAR BOY IN 1991 AND 1992. FEDERAL CHARGES WERE FILED SINCE THE INCIDENTS ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED AT MILITARY PROPERTIES…KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND THE SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETARY.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT AUTHORITIES BELIEVE PERRAULT MAY HAVE HAD AT LEAST EIGHT OTHER VICTIMS.
