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DateThu, October 8, 2009

Priest admits to fathering a baby with ex-stripper

By David Ovalle / McClatchy Newspapers  |   Thursday, October 8, 2009  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  South

MIAMI - Former South Florida Catholic priest David Dueppen admits he fathered a baby with a former stripper, and now wants custody of the infant girl.

Dueppen, in court documents, said he wants to be the primary caretaker of baby Marilyn Epiphany, born in January.

“He has never denied paternity for the child and he would like to be very involved in the child’s life,” said his attorney, Raymon Rafool.

Rafool said Dueppen, 42, should have custody of the child at least 70 percent of the time.

The former stripper, Beatrice Hernandez, 42, came forward last month to claim she had been Dueppen’s on-again, off-again girlfriend since meeting him at a strip club about seven years ago.

Dueppen joined the priesthood in 1999. He took an indefinite leave of absence in August. In court papers, Hernandez said Dueppen had choked her during an argument over paternity and child support. A hearing is set for Oct. 19 on a restraining order.

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