Catholic priest to appear in court on sexual battery charges

ATHENS COUNTY (WV)
WCHS/WVAH

November 26, 2018

A Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct with a minor female will appear Tuesday in Athens County Court of Common Pleas.

Henry Christopher Foxhoven, 45, of Glouster, Ohio, a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Steubenville, will appear in court on charges of three counts of sexual battery, according to a news release from the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office.

Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said Foxhoven is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a minor female between Aug. 17 and Oct. 25. The minor is a member of Holy Cross in Glouster, Ohio, one of Foxhoven’s two parishes.

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