Former Episcopal priest indicted on sexual assault charges

NORTH CAROLINA
The Mountaineer

Kyle Perrotti

A former episcopal priest who served in Waynesville for over two decades has been charged with several felonies stemming from alleged sexual abuse dating back to 1985.

The charges against Howard “Howdy” Willard White, Jr., 76, were filed after he was formally indicted by a Haywood County Grand jury.

The charges, which pertain to two alleged victims — one male and one female — are first-degree forcible sex offense, two counts of indecent liberties with a child, first-degree forcible

In addition, the indictments note that the female victim’s father allegedly aided and abetted White’s sexual abuse of his daughter.

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