A FEDERAL JURY IN SANTA FE HAS CONVICTED FORMER PRIEST ARTHUR PERRAULT ON CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES. THE 81 YEAR OLD PERRAULT WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING AN ALTAR BOY DURING INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE AND AT THE SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETARY IN 1991 AND 1992. PERRAULT WAS A PRIEST AT ST. BERNADETTE PARISH IN ALBUQUERQUE WHEN HE DISAPPEARED MORE THAN 25 YEARS AGO. HE WAS ARRESTED IN MOROCCO IN 2017 AND WAS RETURNED TO THE U.S. LAST YEAR. DURING THE TRIAL, SEVEN OTHER VICTIMS TESTIFIED THAT THEY WERE MOLESTED BY PERRAULT IN THE 1960’S, 70’S AND 80’S. PERRAULT COULD GET LIFE IN PRISON.
