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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A local priest has been charged after allegedly molesting children in a foreign country.
According to a Department of Justice release, Joseph D. Maurizio Jr., 69, was arrested on Sept. 25, 2014.
Maurizio Jr. was a priest at the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
According to the criminal complaint, he traveled to Honduras every year from 1999 to 2009 to help a non-profit organization that assists children.
During that time, Maurizio Jr. allegedly gave young boys candy and money and engaged in sexual activities with them.
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