WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA21) – A priest who stepped away from his posts in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in September has been charged with six counts, including felony child seduction and sexual battery.

The Whitley County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday filed those charges against David Huneck, along with one count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, one count of Furnishing Alcohol to a minor and two counts of battery.

The filing indicates the earliest of the alleged offences dates to June 2021.

The probable cause affidavit shows that the two alleged victims are a young adult woman and a teenager.

Huneck is accused of using “force or imminent threat of force” to molest the victims.

The incidents took place at Huneck’s home, in Columbia City. The affidavit said the adult and teenager had been invited to the residence to celebrate Huneck’s birthday, and that the priest…