NEW YORK
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Catholic priest in New York state was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.
The case was the latest in a series of scandals for the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, which has been severely damaged by revelations about pedophile priests.
The U.S. Attorney in Buffalo, New York, said in a statement the case came to light after Michael Volino, 42, contacted an information technology help line for the Diocese of Rochester in January 2005 to report problems with his computer.
"As the IT specialist began his exam, he noticed what appeared to be child pornography in the temporary Internet files of the computer," the statement said.
The technician reported the find to diocese officials, who called police.