ALLENTOWN (PA)
Crux and Associated Press
September 16, 2017
[Note: See also BishopAccountability.org’s database entry about Fr. John S. Mraz.]
Monsignor John S. Mraz pleaded guilty in June to possessing child pornography and related offenses. Court records say authorities began investigating Mraz last year, after a member of his church discovered a file link named “naked little boys.”
A Catholic priest in Pennsylvania caught with child pornography by someone helping with his computer is going to jail.
The Morning Call of Allentown reported 67-year-old Monsignor John S. Mraz apologized and was sentenced Thursday to six to 23 months. He’ll have to register as a sex offender for 15 years, and cannot have any unsupervised contact with minors.
He pleaded guilty in June to possessing child pornography and related offenses, but had asked for probation or house arrest due to health issues, including diabetes and a heart condition.
Judge Maria L. Dantos rejected this request, but did make a point of clarifying Mraz had not been accused of child molestation.
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