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A Louisville priest has taken a plea deal in a second child molestation case.The Rev, Joseph Hemmerle accepted an Alford plea on wanton endangerment and third-degree sexual abuse charges.The recommended sentence in this case is 10 years.The 74-year-old priest was sentenced to seven years in prison back in February for another case.