York County parish home to multiple accused priests reacts to ‘disgusting’ events

HARRISBURG (PA)
York Daily Record

August 6, 2018

By Brandie Kessler, Ed Mahon and Dylan Segelbaum

At least 31 of the 72 priests who have been accused of sexually abusing or inappropriately touching children have made York County parishes their homes.

Some of the county’s dozen or so parishes since the 1940s appear to not have had any of the accused assigned there.

Other parishes were home to several accused priests over the years.

St. Rose of Lima is one such parish, with a total of six.

At least three priests were named by the Harrisburg diocese on Aug. 1, who have been accused of sexually abusing or inappropriately touching children and were assigned there since the 1930s:

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