Catholic Priest Caught in the Act with Pantless 15-Year-Old
56-year-old Catholic priest in Pennsylvania was charged with molesting a 15-year-old boy after cops say he was caught in the act.
According to CNN Father W. Jeffrey Paulish was allegedly found with the boy who was wearing no pantsin a car on the Penn State University campus Thursday.
Police say they discovered the Scranton priest and the boy while responding to the call of a suspicious vehicle.
Huffpost reports that, Paulish said he asked the boy several times if he was over the age of 18.
"I wish to acknowledge how unsettling this is to me personally and to countless others," Scranton Bishop Joseph Bambera said in a statement published online.
"Upon being notified of this incident, the cleric was immediately removed from his assignment and his faculties to exercise priestly ministry were suspended."
Paulish was charged with a felony count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse as well as unlawful contact with a minor. He was also charged with three misdemeanor counts: indecent contact with a minor, indecent exposure and corruption of a minor. He was held at Lackawanna County Jail on $50,000 bail.
According to CNN Father W. Jeffrey Paulish was allegedly found with the boy who was wearing no pantsin a car on the Penn State University campus Thursday.
Police say they discovered the Scranton priest and the boy while responding to the call of a suspicious vehicle.
Huffpost reports that, Paulish said he asked the boy several times if he was over the age of 18.
"I wish to acknowledge how unsettling this is to me personally and to countless others," Scranton Bishop Joseph Bambera said in a statement published online.
"Upon being notified of this incident, the cleric was immediately removed from his assignment and his faculties to exercise priestly ministry were suspended."
Paulish was charged with a felony count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse as well as unlawful contact with a minor. He was also charged with three misdemeanor counts: indecent contact with a minor, indecent exposure and corruption of a minor. He was held at Lackawanna County Jail on $50,000 bail.
Catholic Priest Caught in the Act with Pantless 15-Year-Old
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