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MEADVILLE (PA)
Meadville Tribune

October 27, 2018

In legalese, former Crawford County Roman Catholic priest David L. Poulson’s recent guilty plea to one count each of corruption of minors sexual in nature and endangering the welfare of children sounds bad but not awful.

Reading what Poulson did to corrupt and endanger two boys — ages 8 and 15 when the abuses started — reveals details that are much worse.

The disgusting things Poulson did to two boys who trusted the priest, a disciple of God, were so explicit. In fact, the information is so graphic we don’t want to repeat it in this space.

By pleading guilty to the two charges, each a third-degree felony, Poulson faces up to 14 years in jail and a $30,000 fine and plus registering as a sexual offender for at least 10 years when he is sentenced.

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VALENCIA COUNTY (NM)
News-Bulletin

November 1, 2018

By Julia M. Dendinger

A former pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Peralta has been accused of the rape and molestation of an alter boy in the 1970s.

The alleged victim, identified only as John Doe 92, has accused Monsignor Albert Chavez of years of sexual abuse, and filed a civil lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and the Peralta parish.

The suit, filed by Albuquerque attorney Brad D. Hall, alleges Chavez also spent time at parishes in Santa Fe, Taos, Truth or Consequences, Mora and Santa Rosa, as well as in the Diocese of Las Cruces.

“Monsignor Albert Chavez appears to be one of those classic Catholic priests whose alter boys were in great danger, and those who were raped and abused have paid for it for many decades while the priest remained protected,” said Hall in a press release issued on Monday, Oct. 29.

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ATHENS (OH)
Athens News

October 30, 2018

By Conor Morris

Father Henry Christopher Foxhoven, 45, of Glouster, was charged with eight counts of sexual battery in Athens County Municipal Court Tuesday for alleged sexual conduct with a 17-year-old minor, who was a member of his parish in Glouster.

Foxhoven is being held in the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail on a $1 million, cash-only bond with no 10 percent allowed.

According to a press release from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office, the minor attended Holy Cross in Glouster, one of Foxhoven’s two parishes (the other is St. Mary of the Hills parish in nearby Buchtel).

“The Diocese in Steubenville reported the allegations to the Athens County Sheriff’s Office when they became aware of them on Oct. 27, 2018, and have continued to cooperate with the investigation,” the release reads. “Foxhoven was immediately suspended from practicing all religious services and was barred from church property by Bishop (Jeffrey) Monforton of the Diocese in Steubenville.”

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UNITED KINGDOM
Daily Mail

November 2018

An Ohio priest is facing charges after his diocese said he admitted to having a relationship with 17-year-old girl who is now pregnant.

Father Christopher Foxhoven, 45, was the pastor at Holy Cross and St. Mary of the Hill parishes in the Diocese of Steubenville near Pittsburgh, 10TV reports.

According to the Athens County prosecutor, the teen was an altar girl at Holy Cross in Glouster.

Both Foxhoven and the girl told her parents that she was pregnant.

Foxhoven is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with the girl between August and October of this year, however the prosecutor said their relationship lasted three years.

The Diocese in Steubenville reported the allegations to the Athens County Sheriff’s Office when they became aware of them on October 27.

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SAN RAFAEL (CA)
KGO TV

October 31, 2018

By Dan Noyes

A Marin County man was forced to confront his past, after his name appears on a list of clergy accused of child sexual abuse.

I-Team Reporter Dan Noyes has an extraordinary interview.

This former priest was very forthcoming, answering most of the questions. He’s trying to explain himself-not just to us, but to his family and friends and coworkers.

63-year-old Michael Sintef has a nice home in West Marin, a wife and daughter in college, a job where he’s appreciated.

At a Board of Supervisors meeting in January, Marin County Supervisor Katie Rice told Sintef, “Very well deserved. Thank you for what you do for the community.”

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