WORCESTER (MA)
Telegram & Gazette
By Scott J. Croteau TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
scroteau@telegram.com
The Roman Catholic priest wanted by authorities in Worcester for allegedly possessing child pornography and stealing from his Fitchburg parish was taken into custody in Los Angeles recently and will be brought to Worcester, authorities said.
The Rev. Lowe B. Dongor, 36, was brought to Los Angeles from the Philippines, his home country.
Records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department show Rev. Dongor was arrested Dec. 10 by Los Angeles police. He is being held without bail in a Los Angeles correctional facility. He is to appear in a Los Angeles court Wednesday.Timothy J. Connolly, spokesman for the Worcester district attorney’s office, said Rev. Dongor agreed not to fight rendition, but no time has been set for his return to Worcester.
“Our office is in the process of making arrangements to bring him to Worcester Superior Court,” Mr. Connolly said.
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