The Nation - News from June 13, 1985
A Roman Catholic priest has been indicted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges in connection with an affidavit he wrote on behalf of Claus von Bulow, according to documents unsealed in Providence, R.I. The Rev. Philip A. Magaldi, 49, pastor of St. Anthony Church in North Providence, wrote a seven-page affidavit in 1983 for lawyers trying to win Von Bulow a new trial. Von Bulow, 58, was accused of twice trying to murder his wife with insulin injections. On Monday, a Superior Court jury acquitted the socialite on both charges.
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