UTICA (NY)
New York Newsday
December 15, 2005, 10:29 PM EST
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) _ A former priest defrocked five years ago over sex abuse claims faces new criminal charges in Oneida County.
James Tamburrino, 38, of Rome, N.Y., pleaded not guilty Wednesday to using a child in a sexual performance, attempting to use a child in a sexual performance, possessing a sexual performance by a child and two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Tamburrino was charged after a teen reported to police that the former priest asked him to pose for photographs, said Assistant District Attorney Dawn Catera Lupi. An investigation found that Tamburrino took pictures another 15-year-old boy in July.
He was free on $20,000 bond pending a Jan. 3 court appearance.