PENNSYLVANIA
We Are Central PA
[with video]
Danielle Krout
WINDBER, SOMERSET COUNTY— Rev. Joseph Maurizio was arrested by Homeland Security Thursday his attorney said his client is innocent.
“Yes, he denying the allegations that are made against him,” said Steven Passarello, Defense Attorney. “He absolutely is denying those allegations against him.”
The 69-year old priest, who spent several years at Our Lady Queen of Angels in Central City, was charged with sexually abusing young boys in Honduras while on mission trips. Federal Agents raided theSomerset County church on September 12, 2014. Computers, videos, thumb drives and other electronic items were seized.
“He’s been charged with child sex tourism and child pornography crimes,” said Khaalid Walls, Northeast Regional Communications Director/Spokesman, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “The allegations that we uncovered in our investigation stem from approximately 1999-2000.”
Passarello said there similar allegations made against Maurizio in the past.
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