Priest Accused of Having Physical Contact with 15-Year-Old Girl Pleads Guilty

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SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. — An area priest accused of texting and having physical contact with a 15-year-old girl pleads guilty in Saratoga County Court.

James Michael Taylor, 30, who went by Father Michael, plead guilty to endangering the welfare of a child.

Deputies say the incidents happened between October 2013 and April of this year while he was a Deacon and youth minister for the Corpus Christi Church in Clifton Park.

Investigators say Taylor’s relationship with the girl involved physical contact, text messages, and photos.

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