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Indiana priest convicted of assaulting 2 boys
January 22, 2010
A priest of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend has been convicted of assaulting two boys. The assault of one boy took place in 1979, a year before former Holy Cross brother James R. Blume was ordained a diocesan priest.
Blume told a police detective that in 1989, when he ceased to exercise his ministry following an allegation, the diocese “handed me $50,000 and told me to start a new life.” Blume was laicized in 2007.
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Further information:
- Victim advocate calls for information on former priest (St. Augustine Record)
- Ex-priest convicted of sexually assaulting boys (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
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