WORCESTER (MA)
Senteinel & Enterprise

WORCESTER — A former Fitchburg priest pleaded guilty today to possessing child pornography on his computer and stealing from his parish.

At Worcester Superior Court, the Rev. Lowe Dongor was sentenced to five years probation and has to repay $750 in retribution to the Diocese of Worcester.

Timothy Connolly, spokesman for Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr., said prosecution was seeking a one- to three-year state prison sentence for Dongor as well as five years probation.

Dongor pleaded guilty to charges of possession of child pornography and larceny over $250. Charges related to Dongor’s escape to the Philippines while on bail were not mentioned and Connolly did not have information on that issue immediately.