Pennsylvania priest charged with indecent assault, corruption of a minor, officials say

ALLENTOWN (PA)
FoxNews.com

August 21, 2018

By Elizabeth Zwirz

Pennsylvania authorities on Tuesday announced charges against a Roman Catholic priest who allegedly had “inappropriate sexual contact” with a teenage girl.

Kevin Lonergan, 30, was charged with one count each of corruption of minors and indecent assault, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin announced.

The charges filed against Lonergan are not related to a grand jury’s report released last week, in which several hundred Roman Catholic priests in the state were accused of sexually abusing more than a thousand children.

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