AMITE, La. -- District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says the trial of the third member of a Ponchatoula church accused of molesting children as part of occult rituals likely will be held in early 2009.

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Hosanna Church

Perrilloux says 25-year-old Paul Fontenot of Ponchatoula, is the church member the state anticipates bringing to trial. He says prosecutors will seek a trial date for early 2009 at Fontenot's next hearing, on October 15.

Fontenot is among the seven members of the now-defunct Hosanna Church in Ponchatoula indicted in 2005 on charges of molesting three children as part of occult rituals.

Two other church members already have been convicted of aggravated rape as a result of the investigation. The convictions carry automatic life sentences in prison.

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