NEW JERSEY
WABC
PASSAIC, N.J. (WABC) — A New Jersey priest has been arrested on charges of having sexual contact with a 14-year old female parishioner.
Father Jose Lopez of of St. Mary’s Assumption Church in Passaic is charged with Luring a Child, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Criminal Sexual Contact.
Authorities say Father Lopez lured the girl to his private living quarters in the rectory at St. Mary’s Church.
The alleged victim clamed that Lopez directed her to his couch, and began to counsel her about some personal problems she was having.
She went on to say that Lopez put her on his lap, kissed her and began to engage in sexual contact with her.
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