THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: September 22, 2015
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania — A suspended Roman Catholic priest from western Pennsylvania accused of traveling to Honduras to molest poor street children during missionary trips has been convicted of five of eight counts.
A federal jury in Johnstown deliberated for more than 12 hours over two days before convicting the Rev. Joseph Maurizio Jr. on Tuesday of the charges, which include three of four counts related to sex abuse of boys during trips to a Honduran orphanage.
The 70-year-old priest has been suspended from Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish in Somerset County.
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