Prosecutor: Former Boonville priest doesn't have an attorney

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Cooper County Sheriff's Department

Gerald James Howard, a former Boonville priest suspected in multiple sexual assaults, arrived Friday at the Cooper County Detention Center.

  

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By Nate Birt
Posted May 25, 2010 @ 04:47 PM
Last update Aug 18, 2010 @ 04:17 PM
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The former Boonville priest suspected in several sexual assaults has not acquired an attorney, Cooper County Prosecutor Doug Abele said this afternoon.

At a hearing Monday, Gerald Howard “indicated that he was looking to retain private counsel,” Abele said.

A decision about Howard’s counsel status is expected to be made during the court’s next law day June 14, Abele said.

The former Boonville priest suspected in several sexual assaults has not acquired an attorney, Cooper County Prosecutor Doug Abele said this afternoon.

At a hearing Monday, Gerald Howard “indicated that he was looking to retain private counsel,” Abele said.

A decision about Howard’s counsel status is expected to be made during the court’s next law day June 14, Abele said.

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