PENNSYLVANIA
Tribune-Review
By Brian Bowling
Published: Monday, May 20, 2013
A federal grand jury has indicted a former pastor of Mary, Mother of Church Parish in Charleroi on a child pornography charge, according to court documents unsealed Friday.
The grand jury indicted the Rev. David Dzermejko, 64, of Braddock on May 7. He pleaded not guilty to the charge Wednesday and was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond, according to court records.
His attorney, John Knorr, declined comment.
Bishop David Zubik said Dzermejko was “removed from active ministry in June 2009 and has been forbidden from celebrating the sacraments publicly, from wearing clerical attire, or presenting himself publicly as a priest. It is also necessary for me to stress that we had no knowledge that he was involved in the activity for which he has now been charged.”
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