LONG ISLAND (NY)
New York Post
By JENNIFER FERMINO
February 11, 2006 -- A well-known Long Island minister pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of repeatedly molesting his three daughters in their Queens family home for more than four years.
The 53-year-old pastor showed no emotion as the charges of incest, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child were read aloud in Queens Criminal Court.
His lawyer, Sean McNicholas, urged the judge to release the minister — whose name is being withheld to protect his victims — without bail, citing his long-standing ties to his neighborhood and clean record.