SOMERVILLE (MA)
Boston Herald

By Ariel Rodriguez
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

An Episcopal priest accused of having inappropriate contact with a child over a 10-year period pleaded not guilty in Somerville District Court yesterday.

The Rev. Paul A. LaCharite, formerly of St. James Episcopal Church in Somerville, faces “one count of assault to rape a child and three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14,” according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.

LaCharite was released after posting $10,000 cash bail. Prosecutors had originally requested $25,000 bail.