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	Accused Chaplain, Priest Have Ties to Same Church By Mario Roldan WCNC Juky 16, 2008 http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/stories/wcnc-071608-mw-chaplainpriest.60ce0409.html [with video] CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A former Boy Scouts chaplain accused of child pornography spent time at the same south Charlotte church where a former priest is accused of molesting a teen. "How much contact the two may have had is impossible for me to say," said David Haines with the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte. Charles Knight, 62, is accused of having child porn on his home computer. "I'm a gentle person. Please let's not make this any worse," said Knight Tuesday while denying the charges against him. In April, Father Robert Yurgel was extradited to Charlotte from New Jersey. Yurgel is charged with molesting a teenage boy in 1999 when he was a priest at St. Matthew Catholic Church in the Ballantyne area. Knight would visit the parish as a volunteer to teach cub scouts. "I know that he (Knight) left and stopped doing that work around 2001," Haines said. Knight has not been accused of any wrongdoing while at St. Matthew. Police simply want parents of any child who may have had contact with Knight to ask questions. "As far as Mr. Knight is concerned, if somebody has a question or a concern, even a comment that they want to share with the pastor or with the authorities, we say please come forward," Haines said. Both Knight and Yurgel are awaiting trial. E-mail Mario: MRoldan@WCNC.com
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