PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Torsten Ove / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Catholic priest in the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese accused of traveling to Honduras to have sex with children will remain behind bars pending trial.
A federal magistrate in Johnstown this morning ordered the Rev. Joseph Maurizio Jr., 69, detained after the U.S. attorney’s office said he was a danger to the community.
Father Maurizio has been jailed since his arrest last week by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
He is accused of sexually abusing boys in Honduras and possession of child pornography on his computer.
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