Waterford Priest’s Child Porn Case Continued

By Paul Petrone
The Patch
November 16, 2012

http://waterford.patch.com/articles/priest-s-child-porn-case-continued


Fr. Dennis Carey appeared in court today on a charge of first-degree possession of child pornography, where his case was rescheduled to January 7.

After his lawyer cited a need to look further into his medical records, today Fr. Dennis Carey’s case was continued again until January 7 by Judge Susan B. Handy.

Carey, the former head paster of Waterford’s St. Paul in Chains Rectory, was arrested in July on a charge of first-degree possession of child pornography after police allegedly found more than 300 files of child pornography on Carey’s computers inside the rectory. Carey has since said he wants help for his addiction to child pornography and has spent time in a mental health institution.

Today he appeared in New London Superior Court with his lawyer, Ron Stevens. His appearance lasted less than 30 seconds, with Handy saying the state had no opposition to Stevens’ request for more time and rescheduled his court date for January 7.

Carey has put in a plea of not guilty to the court.