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Oct 9, 2008 1:05 pm US/Central

Trial Begins For Priest Accused Of Molestation

CHICAGO (AP) ― A prosecutor in Chicago says a defrocked Jesuit priest led a double life, revered worldwide as a leader of spiritual retreats while also molesting a young boy behind closed doors.

Jurors heard an opening statement Thursday in the federal criminal trial of Donald McGuire.

The 78-year-old is accused of traveling outside the U.S. and across state lines to have sex with a teenager between 2000 and 2003. He's pleaded not guilty.

U.S. attorney Julie Ruder says McGuire used his position as a priest to gain access to children.

Defense attorney Stephen Komie declined to make an opening statement.

McGuire was relieved of priestly duties in June 2003 and formally dismissed as a priest.

In 2006, he was convicted in Wisconsin for child molestation and sentenced to seven years in prison.