FITCHBURG (MA)
Telegram & Gazette
By Paula J. Owen TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
FITCHBURG — St. Joseph Parish members are grappling with feelings of shock and betrayal after the indictment last week of their former associate pastor on charges of possession of child pornography and stealing from the church.
The Rev. Lowe B. Dongor, 36, is still at large, said Timothy J. Connolly, a spokesman for District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr., as authorities with a warrant for his arrest try to find him. He is believed to have fled to his homeland, the Philippines.
In July, Rev. Dongor — the Diocese of Worcester’s first Filipino priest — was placed on administrative leave and relieved of his duties from any public ministry after state police were notified by a computer service that one of Rev. Dongor’s laptops contained images of girls around age 10 or 11 with their chests and genitals “prominently displayed.
The computer company copied the images to a thumb drive, stopped work on the laptop and reported its findings to police.
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