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Ex-priest convicted of sex abuse in 2003 is charged again
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – A former Roman Catholic priest who served prison time for sexually abusing a New York teenager 17 years ago is now charged with abusing a boy earlier this year.
Authorities say 51-year-old Michael Hands, of Easton in Washington County, has been charged with sexually abusing a teenager in neighbouring Saratoga County this year.
The former priest in the Diocese of Rockville Centre was convicted in 2003 of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in Suffolk County. He served 15 months in prison and is registered with the state as a Level 3 sex offender.
Saratoga County prosecutors say Hands was charged in July with sexually abusing a local boy he met online. He remained in the county jail Wednesday.
A message left with his attorney wasn’t immediately returned.
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This story has been corrected to show the priest was a member of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, not the Diocese of Rockville Center.
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