NEW JERSEY
Fox News
By Cristina Corbin
Published October 05, 2015
Football and mass are synonymous with Sundays in New York Giants country, where a priest is in hot water for allegedly pointing a gun at an 8-year-old Cowboys fan – even though witnesses say it was all a joke.
The Rev. Kevin Carter — pastor of St. Margaret of Cortona Church in Little Ferry, N.J. — was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child for pointing the firearm at the boy. Carter is expected to be arraigned Tuesday on the charges, which one witness called “fallacious.” The move came after the Newark Archdiocese notified Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli on Sept. 28 that a parishioner at the church contacted the archdiocese about alleged incident, which had occurred 12 days prior.
Molinelli said his office launched an investigation which found that on Sept. 13, the boy — who has not been identified publicly — came to church for Sunday services with his family.
“Prior to the mass beginning, Father Kevin Carter asked to see him in one of the rectory rooms,” Molinelli said in a statement. “Once in the room, Father Carter had the victim stand against a wall. He then retrieved a long gun from nearby and pointed it at the child with an indication that he would shoot him.”
“This was witnessed by several individuals that were standing outside of the room,” the statement said.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.