OHIO
WFMJ
[with video]
By Michelle Nicks, Reporter
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – New allegations of child sex abuse emerge related to the Catholic church.
A Youngstown man claims he was molested at age 13 by a teacher at St. Christine’s School in the city.
Jerry Arnal, now 51 years-old, stood outside the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown telling 21 News he felt compelled to publicly reveal his painful past in hopes that he could prevent the crimes from happening to any other young children.
Arnal says he was repeatedly molested by a deacon and Catholic school teacher at St. Christine’s back in 1976.
The Youngstown man also claims the alleged abuser still works in the diocese, a claim the Youngstown Diocese vehemently denies.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.