NEW JERSEY
The Record
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2014
BY MATTHEW MCGRATH
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
A Roman Catholic priest, who was formerly assigned to a Prospect Park parish, is accused of sexually assaulting a man on a shuttle bus after a wedding in Randolph, authorities said.
The Rev. Philip Briganti, 67, of El Paso, Texas, is facing one charge of criminal sexual contact, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Frederic M. Knapp said in a statement.
The priest was on a bus after the wedding reception with the victim on the way back to a hotel, Knapp said. Briganti “allegedly engaged in unwanted sexual contact with the victim,” Knapp said. The victim is an adult.
Briganti is a retired priest from the Paterson Diocese. He returned to New Jersey to perform a wedding at St. Paul’s Church in Prospect Park on Nov. 9, 2013.
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