PENNSYLVANIA
CBS Philly
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Authorities say a former pastor at a Roman Catholic Church in Emmaus, Pennsylvania has been charged with numerous crimes related to the possession of child pornography.
Officials say it is alleged that during the week of July 25, 2016, Msgr. John Stephen Mraz, 66, asked a friend and parishioner to perform maintenance updates to his laptop.
In doing so, officials say the parishioner, identified as “D.M.,” discovered files in the computer’s recycling bin depicting images of nude males.
Authorities say D.M. returned the laptop to the monsignor, who then asked him to upgrade another laptop.
Officials say D.M. discovered a file with a name suggesting it contained obscene images of underage males.
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