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Madison priest stands mute on sex crime charges
['Courtney Chaffee']
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A Madison-area priest accused of child sex crimes stood mute at an initial appearance Tuesday, online court records show.
Appearing via Zoom in a Waupaca County courtroom, Fr.
Andrew Showers saw not guilty pleas entered on his behalf for felony charges of attempted use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, attempted child enticement and attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age.
The 37-year-old priest is accused of driving to Clintonville to meet up with a 14-year-old girl for sex, who was really an undercover police officer.