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BRIAN BOWLING | Tuesday, July 25, 2017
A federal jury had enough evidence to convict a Somerset County priest on charges of molesting Honduran orphans, an appeals court ruled Monday.
The decision by a three-judge panel of the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest defeat for the Rev. Joseph Maurizio, 71, who contends he’s innocent.
He is serving his sentence at a low-security federal prison in Ohio with a projected release date of April 3, 2029, according to Bureau of Prison records.
His appeal attorney, Thomas J. Farrell, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined comment on the latest ruling. A spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown couldn’t be reached for comment.
The appellate court also denied Maurizio’s motion for a new trial based on the government withholding favorable evidence it obtained near the end of his 2015 trial.
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