Ex-priest accused of sex assault dies

Barry M. Meehan, a former Roman Catholic priest who was facing trial for sexual assault, died on Dec. 8, according to an obituary printed Tuesday in The Providence Journal. Meehan died of myocardial infarction (a heart attack), according to the medical examiner's office.

Meehan, 67, was permanently removed from the priesthood in 2015. He had lived in West Warwick. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence had no comment Tuesday, said spokeswoman Carolyn E. Cronin.

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