ALLENTOWN (PA)
CNN
August 21, 2018
By Hollie Silverman and Chuck Johnston
District Attorney Jim Martin to announce charges
A Catholic priest in Pennsylvania has been charged with indecent assault and corruption of a minor involving a 17-year-old girl, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said Tuesday.
Father Kevin Lonergan, who served at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown, started sending sexual messages to the victim via Snapchat after meeting her at St. Francis of Assisi in Allentown, Martin said in a press conference.
Martin said Lonergan also hugged the girl while he was aroused and grabbed her buttocks, pulling her closer when she tried to pull away.
The victim told an adult at Central High School who contacted the diocese, Martin said. The diocese then told the district attorney’s office of the accusation.
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