Philly Priest Sexually Abuses Altar Boy for Years: DA

PHILADELPHIA (PA)
NBC 10

[with video]

A Philadelphia priest is accused of sexually molesting an altar boy over a three-year period.

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced the arrest Thursday morning of Rev. Robert L Brennan.

“A serial predator is now behind bars thanks to brave actions of this young man,” said Williams.

Williams described in graphic detail how Brennan, who was 60 when the alleged attacks began, allegedly penetrated the boy when the boy wasn’t even in seventh grade before proceeding to oral sex once the boy entered seventh grade.

The alleged assaults happened inside the church and rectory and off church grounds while Brennan was an assistant pastor at Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in the Rhawnhurst section of Northeast Philadelphia from 1998 to 2001.

“The assaults took place in the sarcricy of the church, in REv. Brennan’s bedroom, in the rectory, in a storage area on parish property and in a movie theater,” said Williams.

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