Ex-Tennessee priest convicted of rape dies in prison

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee priest who was forced from the priesthood in 1989 has died in prison while serving time for a 1999 child rape conviction.
The Tennessean reports South Central Correctional Facility officials say 74-year-old Edward McKeown died Sunday of natural causes. He pleaded guilty to repeatedly abusing a 12-year-old boy and was sentenced to 25 years. Prosecutors said then that he had abuse dozens of boys over two decades. McKeown had been ordained in 1970.
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