Local Priests charged in out of state child sex scandal

FLORIDA
News 965

By Tony Marino

Orange County, Fla. — Two local religious leaders are accused of turning their back on the sexual abuse of dozens of children.

Investigators in Pennsylvania said Giles Schinelli, who worked at the San Pedro Center in Winter Park and Robert D’Aversa, who worked at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Mount Dora, knew they were dealing with a child predator at a Catholic school in Pennsylvania and did nothing. Both men have been charged in Pennsylvania with endangering the welfare of children and criminal conspiracy.

Officials say Schinelli, D’Aversa and a third priest, Anthony Criscitelli of Minnesota allowed more

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