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	Priest Charged in Child Molesting Case By David Filkins Albany Times Union February 27, 2008 http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=667323&category=&BCCode=&newsdate=2/27/2008 PALENTINE -- A priest accused of molesting at least four children in a Montgomery County family he had befriended has been charged with four felonies, State Police said. The Rev. John W. Broderick, 47, of Nicholville, was considered the family's "spiritual advisor" when the alleged abuse occurred over several months last year, according to State Police. The children's ages range from 5 to 11 years old. State Police said Broderick is assigned to the Syracuse Diocese of the Catholic Church, though his faculties were suspended earlier this year. It wasn't clear why. He was taken into custody Monday at the Holy Name of Jesus Academy in Massena and charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree sexual abuse and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. He was arraigned Monday in the Town of Palentine Court and remains in the Montgomery County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. State Police are asking anyone with information regarding this case or other cases involving Broderick to call 853-4708.
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