PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 24, 2012
The Associated Press
A Cambria County priest has been placed on leave amid allegations of sexual abuse involving children several decades ago.
The Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown said today that the Rev. George Koharchik, pastor of Saint Catherine of Siena Parish in Mount Union, will not be permitted to function as a priest and won’t have contact with children while he is on leave.
Diocese spokesman Tony DeGol said the alleged sexual misconduct took place in the late 1970s. The alleged victims brought it to the attention of the church recently.
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