October 31, 2008
Homosex Charges Filed Against Priest Gary Mercure
PITTSFIELD -- A defrocked Catholic priest who was a pastor at two Troy parishes has been indicted in connection with sexual abuse against two boys during the 1980s, prosecutors said. Gary Mercure, 60, was indicted on three counts, including child rape, according to Frederick Lantz, spokesman for Berkshire County District Attorney David Capeless. Mercure allegedly raped two men. The first, involving a man who is now 33 years old, occurred in the Great Barrington area in the fall of 1986, Lantz said. The second alleged rape occurred in February, 1989 in New Ashford. The alleged victim is now 32 years old, Lantz said.Click Here For The Full Story......
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Priest Gary Mercure Facing Child Rape Charges
PITTSFIELD, MA -- A former Roman Catholic priest has been indicted on charges that he raped two children in the Berkshires during the late 1980s. Berkshire District Attorney David Capeless announced on Thursday that 60-year-old Gary Mercure was indicted this month by a grand jury on four felony counts, including three counts of rape of a child with force and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Berkshire Superior Court on Nov. 18.