Bronxville priest charged with sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child

NEW YORK (NY)
Rockland/Westchester Journal News

March 5, 2019

By Frank Esposito

A Westchester Country grand jury today indicted the Rev. Thomas Kreiser, a former Bronxville priest, on charges of sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.

Kreiser was accused of inappropriately touching a young girl while.serving at St. Joseph’s parish.

He’s charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.

Bruce Bendish, Kreiser’s attorney, entered a not guilty plea on Kreiser’s behalf.

Kreiser previously worked at St. Patrick’s Church in Yorktown and St. Gregory Barbarigo Church in Garnerville, where he ran into legal troubles.

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