PENNSYLVANIA
WFMJ
Posted: Sep 17, 2012
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) – The state attorney general may take over the investigation of a central Pennsylvania priest who was suspended last month amid allegations of sexual abuse involving children several decades ago.
The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown (http://bit.ly/V3DN0q ) reports Monday that may happen because four alleged victims have now come forward, including one outside Cambria County, where the district attorney is now investigating the claims of 3 other alleged male victims.
The Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown last month suspended the Rev. George Koharchik, who had been pastor of Saint Catherine of Siena Parish in Mount Union. He’s not permitted to function as a priest and won’t have contact with children while he is on leave.
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