A retired Windsor-Essex priest, who was facing several sex-related charges, has died.
Linus Bastien, 89, passed away on Sunday.
First arrested in 2011, Bastien was facing 30 criminal charges including; gross indecency, indecent assault and one count of sexual assault on a person under 14 years old.
His death means there will be no criminal trial, which was scheduled to begin in October.
He was also facing a civil lawsuit. Three men, who all allege they were abused by Bastien in the 1970s, launched a lawsuit in November, 2015 for $3.1-million.
CTV’s Rich Garton will have more at 6.
