Retired priest accused of sexually assaulting boy in the '70s

A 76-year-old retired Roman Catholic priest is facing two charges related to thealleged sexual assault of a boy in the early 1970s.

Ottawa police arrested Jacques Faucher of Gatineau, Que., on Wednesday, and chargedhim with gross indecency and indecent assault on a male. The incidents are alleged to have occurred in Ottawa between 1971 and 1973. The complainant was seven years old in 1971.

Faucher it to appear in court Thursday for a bail hearing.

The police investigation into the complaint began inNovember andcontinues.

Anyone with information about this incident or other incidents is asked to contact Ottawa police at 613-236-1222, ext. 5944 or Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477.