Catholic priest charged with child rape says it ‘happened by accident’

WILMINGTON (DE)
The Independent

February 2, 2018

By Tom Embury-Dennis

‘I can’t recall all the circumstances, but it was simply a misunderstanding’ says John A Sarro

A Catholic priest charged with child rape has claimed that it was “simply a misunderstanding” and that it “happened by accident”.

John A Sarro was charged by a grand jury earlier this week in Delaware, the first time the US state has brought criminal molestation charges against a Catholic priest.

The 76-year-old is accused of first-degree unlawful sexual intercourse and second-degree unlawful sexual contact.

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