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Judge Meets Attorneys in Church Murder Case

Delaware Law Enforcement

GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) - A Delaware judge is meeting with attorneys to discuss the murder case against a man accused of raping and killing a fellow church worker in Sussex County.

The judge scheduled an office conference Friday with attorneys to discuss the case against of Dagsboro. Burton's trial in the death of 35-year-old Nicole Bennett was scheduled for this month after being continued earlier this year.

Bennett, a volunteer daycare leader at Bay Shore Community Church near Gumboro, was found dead in June 2012 in Worcester County, Maryland.

Her family later settled a lawsuit claiming that the church was negligent in hiring and supervising Burton, a convicted sex offender, as a custodian.

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