Old Forge Priest Charged (Noon Live)

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A local priest is accused of multiple sex crimes after he was found with a fifteen year-old boy. Father William Jeffery Paulish was arraigned overnight and is locked-up this morning. He’s facing charges of indecent assault, corruption of minors and indecent exposure after police say he was caught in a car with the teen Exactly six hours after police say Father William Jeffery Paulish, who’s known as Father Jeff Paulish was found in a car with a pants- less 15-year-old boy… he was led out of the Dunmore Police Barracks in handcuffs. The 56-year-old most recently served as an assistant pastor at Prince of Peace Parish in Old Forge.

Parishioner Lou Pettinato, of Old Forge told Eyewitness News “As far as I know, he was a nice priest, he was dedicated to his profession, that’s all I know about him.”

“This entire investigation only…