Church pedophilia scandal grows in Latin AmericaSAO PAULO (AP) — The detention of an 83-year-old priest in Brazil for allegedly abusing boys as young as 12 has added to the scandals hitting the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, even as Chile’s bishops asked pardon Tuesday for past cases.The allegations against Monsignor Luiz Marques Barbosa — and two other Brazilian priests — have made headlines throughout the world’s most populous Catholic nation and come amid accusations of sexual abuse by priests around the world.- – –Belarus says Kyrgyzstan’s ousted president in exile in MinskMINSK, Belarus (AP) — Kyrgyzstan’s ousted president was in exile in Belarus on Tuesday, as the interim authorities controlling the Kyrgyz capital warned he would be imprisoned if he tried to return to the Central Asian country.Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who fled the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek after an April 7 protest rally that exploded into gunfire and left 85 people dead, had taken refuge last week in neighboring Kazakhstan, then left Monday for an unannounced destination.- – –Government asks that NY judge’s ruling for ACORN be suspendedNEW YORK (AP) — The government has asked a federal appeals court in New York to temporarily block a ruling that it was unconstitutional for Congress to cut funding to the activist group ACORN.A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not immediately rule on the request after hearing the arguments Tuesday.Attorney Mark Stern argued for the Justice Department that Congress did nothing wrong when it took action last year against ACORN after it identified widespread mismanagement.- – –Head of sex-crimes unit charged in Pennsylvania sex assaultPHILADELPHIA (AP) — DNA evidence in an alleged sexual assault at a township building matches that of a sergeant who led a sex crimes unit in suburban Philadelphia, a district attorney said Tuesday.Michael Marren, 41, was charged Monday in the alleged March 9 assault at the Bensalem Rescue Squad headquarters building, and has been fired from the Bensalem Police Department.Marren’s DNA matches saliva found on the victim’s breast, Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler said.- – – Calif. man charged with tossing infant daughter onto highwaySANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A California man will stand trial on charges that he pulled his infant daughter out of his car and threw her more than 20 feet into the lanes of a highway.Prosecutors say the girl’s mother quickly retrieved the 9-month-old off the road on April 1, but the girl suffered cuts to her mouth, stomach, sides and legs.A Santa Cruz County judge ordered a trial Monday for 23-year-old Erik Johnston on charges including domestic battery.- – –Harrah’s Casino executive taking over Fair Grounds Race CourseNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A top executive at Harrah’s New Orleans Casino has been hired as president of the Fair Grounds Race Course and its slot machine casino.The track’s owner, Churchill Downs Inc., said Timothy W. Bryant will join the track and the Louisville, Ky.-based company after licensing and regulatory requirements for his hiring are completed.At the same time, the current track president, Austin Miller, will become head of Calder Casino & Race Course in Miami Gardens, Fla., another Churchill-owned property. Miller also is a corporate senior vice president.Current Calder president Tom O’Donnell is leaving the company as previously planned after overseeing the building of the track’s casino and poker facilities, the company said.- – –Hometown of Saints cornerback Port Allen now has a Tracy Porter StreetPORT ALLEN (AP) — The hometown of Saints cornerback Tracy Porter now has a street named for the football hero.With little fanfare, the city of Port Allen on Monday took down the sign with the street’s old name — Village Street — and put up the bright blue sign designating it as Tracy Porter Street.- – –Two lawsuits over 2009 New Orleans police shooting on holdNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two lawsuits over a man’s fatal shooting by New Orleans police on New Year’s Day 2009 are on hold while the Justice Department investigates the case.In a court filing, lawyers for relatives of Adolph Grimes III said they met with a federal prosecutor who confirmed that the 22-year-old’s death is under investigation.- – – -Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]