CONNECTICUT
The Hartford Courant
By KELLY GLISTA, Kglista@courant.com
The Hartford Courant
July 19, 2013
BRIDGEPORT — An East Windsor priest accused earlier this week of sexually assaulting a minor was arrested Friday on federal firearms charges.
The Rev. Paul Gotta, 55, is charged with aiding and abetting both the unlawful transport of a firearm in interstate commerce and the purchase of a handgun by a juvenile, a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office stated.
Gotta was placed on leave by the Catholic Church on Monday after the state Department of Children and Families received a complaint regarding the sexual abuse of a minor that involved him, said Maria Zone, spokeswoman for the Hartford archdiocese.
He also was connected to the investigation of a teenager arrested in June on weapons and explosives charges, and who allegedly made a threat against a Bloomfield school.
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