PENNSYLVANIA
WNEP
Posted on: 5:16 am, September 20, 2013, by Ryan Leckey and Renie Workman, updated on: 08:39am, September 20, 2013
DUNMORE– Police said a priest was caught in the act of molesting a teenager in Lackawanna County.
The arrest of Father Jeffrey Paulish happened overnight in Dunmore.
Fr. Paulish was led off to his arraignment to face various charges, including for having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old boy.
Investigators said Thursday night, they found the priest in a car with the 15-year-old in a parking lot near the tennis courts at Penn State Worthington Scranton campus.
Security officers at Penn State noticed what was happening and called for backup. Dunmore police along with state troopers showed up and arrested the priest.
The Lackawanna County deputy district attorney did not say how long the relationship was going on between the priest and the boy, but said the investigation is exploring a lot of avenues.
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