PITTSBURGH (PA)
WTAE
PITTSBURGH –
A Catholic priest accused of viewing child pornography at his office in Swissvale and possessing thousands of images of young boys pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.
The Rev. Bartley Sorensen, 63, will face at least five years in prison when Senior U.S. District Judge Alan Bloch sentences him for possessing and receiving child pornography.
Defense attorney Patrick Thomassey said Sorensen is upset and is receiving psychiatric care. He said he wants it to be clear that Sorensen never touched any children.
The case began in December, when a female office employee of St. John Fisher Church called the Catholic Child Abuse Hotline after seeing Sorensen allegedly looking at images of child pornography under the caption “Hottie Boys.”
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