PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Joseph A. Slobodzian
Inquirer Staff Writer
A Catholic priest who was removed from his Montgomery County parish in March, 2011, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a Northeast Philadelphia church in 1997.
The Rev. Andrew McCormick, 56, was arrested at his parents’ Pottstown home Thursday night, officials said. He was ordered held on $150,000 bail at his initial arraignment Friday.
Law enforcement officials there may be more possible victims and urged them to come forward.
District Attorney Seth Williams said McCormick “groomed” a number of altar boys when he served at St. John Cantius Church in Bridesburg.
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