US ex-priest held in plot to kill sex abuse victim
Crime • November 2010 • Views: 898
A defrocked Roman Catholic priest has been charged with trying to hire someone to murder a Texas teenager who accused him of sexual abuse two years ago, officials said.
John Fiala, 52, was arrested by state troopers Thursday after he negotiated a 5,000 dollar hit with an undercover agent, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement.
The investigation began after a neighbor tipped off the sheriff of a nearby county, the San Antonio Express-News reported.