PENNSYLVANIA
WJAC
by Katie O’Toole
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Judge Jolene Grubb Kopriva heard arguments for pretrial motions Wednesday in the case of three Franciscan priest accused of covering up for an alleged child sex abuser.
Brother Stephen Baker, who has since killed himself, was accused of molesting more than 100 children. He did so while at schools where the three priests had allowed him to work.
Giles Schinelli, Robert D’Aversa and Anthony Criscitelli are each charged with endangering the welfare of children, and criminal conspiracy.
The defense asked for a change in venue Wednesday due to the local public opinion and knowledge about the case, but Kopriva suggested that decision would be too premature.
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