St. Jude deacon arrested for sexual assault on five year old

TENNESSEE
WRCB

CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) — A deacon at St. Jude Catholic Church is in custody, accused of committing aggravated sexual battery against a five-year-old.

Sunday, investigators with the Chattanooga Police Department’s Family Investigations Unit arrested 65 year-old Thomas C McConnell for one count of Aggravated Sexual Battery.

The incident occurred Sunday at 200 Manufacturer’s Road.

Channel 3 Eyewitness News has confirmed McConnell is a Deacon at St. Jude Catholic Church, where he was involved in ministering to prison and jail inmates.

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