Former Northern Tier Priest Charged With Sex Crimes

PENNSYLVANIA
WETM

Reported by: George Kastenhuber
Email: gkastenhuber@wetmtv.com

Mansfield, Pa. – Pennsylvania State Police in Mansfield have charged a former Blossburg Priest with various sex crimes.

Father Thomas Shoback is charged with sexually molesting a minor from 1991-1997. Shobach was priest at St. Mary’s Perish during that time.

The Dioceses of Scranton had reassigned Shoback several times after is tenure in Blossburg.

The Dioceses was informed last November of the allegations against Shoback and contacted the Tioga County District Attorney’s Office to start a criminal investigation. Shoback was suspended by the Dioceses at that time.

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