NEW JERSEY/NEVADA
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March 14, 2019

By Kim Chatelain

A former New Jersey priest who was credibly accused of groping young boys was shot to death in his Nevada home, NJ.com reported.

The body of John Capparelli, 70, was found in the kitchen of his home in Henderson, Nevada, by police who were conducting a welfare check on Saturday (March 9). He had been shot once in the neck, the website reported.

Capparelli’s name was included in a list of 188 clergymen in New Jersey who had been “credibly accused” of sex crimes against children. The state’s five Catholic dioceses released the names while under mounting pressure to identify clergy accused of sexual misconduct, according to NJ.com.