ROCHESTER (NY)
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Chalonda Roberts (Rochester, NY) 07/25/05 -- A priest from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester will be in court on Wednesday.
The Rev. Dennis Sewar was arrested at his home in Henrietta this past weekend, charged with sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.
The alleged abuse took place between August of 1999 and 2001 while Sewar was a priest at the Church Of The Annunciation in Rochester.
Most recently, he was a priest at St. John's the Evangelist in Spencerport. He has been on sabbatical since January 2005 and on administrative leave since June 14.
After receiving information related to the sexual abuse charges, the Diocese immediately asked police to investigate following the guidelines of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Charter to Protect Children and Young People.