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Nude woman convicted of arson in Castlegar museum fire
Mary Braun, a 62 year old member of the Sons of Freedom Doukhobor sect, was found guilty of arson for torching a Castlegar museum last October. She sat nude through most of the two day trial, claiming divine mission and religious belief compelled the act. Prosecutors said the fire aimed to reject property as the sect teaches.
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