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- Defrocked Catholic priest Ronald Paquin died at Mountain View Correctional Facility in Maine.
- He died at 4:15 p.m. on 11 September 2026, aged 83.
- Paquin was serving a 20-year sentence after a 2018 conviction on 11 counts of gross sexual misconduct.
- Survivor Keith Townsend said Paquin’s death may give victims closure and encourage them to move forward.
- Attorney Mitchell Garabedian said the death brings relief because Paquin can no longer harm children.