NEW JERSEY
The Record
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2013
BY DENISA R. SUPERVILLE
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
WYCKOFF — For some parishioners attending Sunday Mass at the Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, the resurfacing in the news last week of a former assistant pastor once accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy brought back memories they had left in the past.
“I would say people have put it behind them,” said Michael Jones, 34, a former Franklin Lakes resident who now lives in Bloomingdale, as he left noon Mass.
Jones said he only recalled the incident after reading an article on Friday about the Rev. Michael Fugee, 52, who served as assistant pastor from 1997 to 2001, when he was charged with criminal sexual contact and children endangerment for allegedly groping a 13-year-old boy.
“No one talks about it,” Jones said
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