March 02, 2006

Associate pastor is charged with fondling boy, 13

GRANITE CITY (IL)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

By Leah Thorsen
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
03/01/2006

GRANITE CITY

An associate pastor at Mount Zion General Baptist Church fondled a boy who spent the night at his home, police said.

Madison County prosecutors on Wednesday charged Anthony Muzzarelli, 27, of Granite City, with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Authorities say the incidents occurred over the weekend.

The boy, 13, and Muzzarelli knew each other through Muzzarelli's position at the church, where he was a music director and also had administrative duties, police said.

Posted by kshaw at March 2, 2006 07:07 AM