PENNSYLVANIA
WFMZ
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A priest who once taught at the former Central Catholic High School in Reading has been charged in a case of child pornography. Lehigh County prosecutors announced Tuesday the arrest of Monsignor John Mraz, a priest in the Diocese of Allentown who most recently served as the pastor of St. Ann’s Church in Emmaus.
Mraz, 66, was charged with sexual abuse of children, criminal use of a communications facility and obscene and sexual material and performances.
Mraz asked a friend and parishioner in July to update his laptop computer. The friend subsequently discovered files in the recycling bin depicting images of nude males of an unknown age, according to court documents.
After completing the update, the friend returned the computer to Mraz, who then asked him to update another laptop. On that laptop, the friend reported finding a file named “naked little boys,” or “something similar to that name,” according to court paperwork.
The friend returned the laptop to Mraz and then notified the Diocese of Allentown of the discovery. The diocese then contacted the Lehigh County district attorney’s office, according to court documents.
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