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  Altoona Priest Charged with Sex Crime in Prison

Altoona Mirror
August 15, 2007

http://www.altoonamirror.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=14312

Ebensburg - Father Gerard Connolly, a Franciscan Priest from a Province headquartered in Minnesota and assigned to the Mount Carmel Church of Altoona, is charged with 12 counts of sexual assault, Cambria County law enforcement said today.

The charges stem from alleged conduct at the state prison in Cresson from 2006-07. During that time, Connolly served as a paid chaplain at the prison. A contraband charge relates to the furnishing of alcohol, which police say Connolly brought to the prison.

William Victor is charged with one count of extortion of about $7,000 from Connolly as hush money, the Cambria County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.

Read the statement from the district attorney in the Crime Center section of the Mirror Web site.

 
 

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