Former Catholic bishop Lahey pleads guilty on child porn charge

Wed May 4, 2011

CBC News

A Roman Catholic bishop has pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography for the purposes of importation.

Raymond Lahey, former head of the diocese of Antigonish, N.S., was charged in September 2009. He was arrested at the Ottawa airport while returning to Nova Scotia from a trip to Europe.

Border Services agents said Lahey was targeted after being evasive in response to their questions at the airport. They said Lahey's passport also revealed extensive travel to countries notorious as sources of child pornography.

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