QUEENS (NY)
New York Daily News
October 9, 2017
By Graham Rayman
The number of women alleging they were abused as children by a Catholic priest in Queens has swelled to 23, the Daily News has learned.
The accusers of former Rev. Adam Prochaski, ranging in age from 39 to 57, say the priest abused them in the Holy Cross parish in Maspeth between 1972 and 1994. The women were between 11 to 16 years old when the abuse allegedly took place.
Mitchell Garabedian, their lawyer, said he’s been contacted by women now living in six states, as well as Canada and London. When he first came forward with the allegations, there were 15 accusers.
“Many of them claim he abused them for years in the school, the church, the rectory, and some were abused in his car,” Garabedian said.
“The police are investigating this matter. I have forwarded many of my clients’ names to them and I am informed they are interviewing my clients.”
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