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New Orleans priest accused of deaf community abuse dies aged 87

Gerard Joseph 'Jerry' Howell, a former New Orleans priest accused of abusing children in the deaf community, has died at age 87 following an apparent fall in Texas.

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  1. New Orleans priest accused of abusing children in deaf community dies from apparent fall aged 87 The Guardian US ·

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  • Gerard Joseph 'Jerry' Howell
  • New Orleans Catholic priest
  • Austin police department