KANSAS CITY (MO)
Kansas City Star
By Kaley Johnson
January 10, 2018
A Catholic priest who was arrested Monday by Belleville police was charged with 16 counts of child pornography Tuesday.
The Rev. Gerald R. Hechenberger, associate pastor of Holy Childhood Church and school in Mascoutah, Ill., was charged with the following:
– Eight counts of dissemination of child pornography
– Seven counts of possession of child pornography (photos)
– One count of possession of child pornography (video)
Hechenberger, 54, also was charged with possession of methamphetamine.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.