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  Former Priest Faces 45 Charges in Susquehanna County

News 10 Now
February 7, 2010

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SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. -- A retired Episcopal priest from Susquehanna County faces dozens of charges for having sexual contact with a child. Pennsylvania State Police arrested Ralph Elwood Johnson, 82, of Gibson Township Friday.

He's accused of having sexual contact with a boy when the child was between the ages of 11 and 15. Police say it happened at Johnson's home between 1992 and 1995.

Johnson has faced similar allegations in the past. He voluntarily resigned from the church back in 2006 following an investigation into claims he sexually abused a boy while serving as rector of Saint Paul's Church in Owego from 1970 to 1977.

Johnson is currently being held on $50,000 bail.

 
 

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