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Ex-Philly Priest Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assaulting Altar Boys in the Late 1990s

Posted on July 9, 2020

After decades of dodging allegations of abusing children, a disgraced former Catholic priest pleaded guilty Wednesday to molesting two altar boys in Bucks County decades ago. Francis Trauger, 74, admitted his guilt to two counts of indecent assault of a minor and Bucks County Judge Jeffrey L. Finley sentenced him to 18 to 36 months […]

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Allentown Priest Sentenced to Prison for Groping 17-Year-Old

Posted on February 26, 2020

A Roman Catholic priest in Pennsylvania has been sentenced for groping a 17-year-old parishioner and sending her lewd photos and a video. The Rev. Kevin Lonergan was sentenced Monday to one to two years in prison for indecent assault, The Morning Call reported. Authorities say Lonergan met the teen at St. Francis of Assisi Church […]