PENNSYLVANIA
WJAC
BY RON MUSSELMAN TUESDAY, JULY 26TH 2016
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s office announced Tuesday that criminal charges have been filed against a former employee of Bishop Carroll Catholic High School accused of sexually assaulting an international exchange student.
John Bowman Thornberry, 28, of Mills Rivers, N.C., also is charged with the attempted sexual assault of a second international exchange student.
The alleged incidents occurred while Thornberry worked as a house parent in a residence hall for students of Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, located in Ebensburg, Cambria County.
The school is affiliated with the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
Thornberry is awaiting a preliminary arraignment.
“This is a disturbing case of a trusted school official violating the very students he was obligated to watch over and care for,” Kane said. “It is unacceptable for anyone to harm a child.”
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