PENNSYLVANIA
The Morning Call
Laurie Mason Schroeder
Of The Morning Call
A Roman Catholic priest forced to step down after child pornography was discovered on his computer, pleaded guilty Thursday in Lehigh County Court.
Monsignor John S. Mraz, formerly of St. Ann Catholic Church in Emmaus, told Judge Maria L. Dantos that he didn’t remember downloading the child pornography but didn’t contest that he possessed it.
“This is the first that I’m hearing a description of the pictures,” Mraz said. “I don’t recall those types of images, but if they’re on the computer, they’re there.”
Mraz, 67, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, criminal use of a communication device and possessing obscene or sexual materials, all felonies. He will be sentenced in about 90 days, following a Megan’s Law review.
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