NEW JERSEY
NJ.com
[Rev. Marcin Nurek – Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]
August 7, 2017
By Rob Jennings rjennings@njadvancemedia.com,
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
MORRISTOWN — The Diocese of Paterson has revoked the church assignment of a newly-ordained priest accused of putting his hand under a teenage girl’s skirt and touching her buttocks.
The Rev. Marcin Nurek, 37, was ordained into the priesthood on July 1 and had been expected to start Aug. 15 as Parochial Vicar of Saint Catherine of Siena Church in Mountain Lakes, the diocese’s spokesman told NJ Advance Media.
However, diocesan officials reversed course after Nurek was charged Thursday with endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact.
He allegedly put his hand under the girl’s skirt, touched her buttocks over her underwear and told her, “You’re sexy,” the Daily Record reported. The girl was described as over the age of 13, but under 16.
Richard Sokerka, spokesman for the Diocese of Paterson, said, “The diocese is deeply saddened by the charges filed against Rev. Nurek and offers its prayers to everyone involved, especially the minor who has come forward.”
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