BRONXVILLE (NY)
Rockland/Westchester Journal News
December 18, 2018
By Michael P. McKinney
A former Bronxville priest was arraigned Tuesday on a felony charge of first-degree sexual abuse charge that prosecutors said involved touching a 10-year-old girl.
The Rev. Thomas Kreiser of Riverdale surrendered to authorities Tuesday afternoon and was arraigned in Bronxville Village Court, the Westchester County District Attorney’s office said.
Bail was set at $10,000. Kreiser is scheduled to be back in court on Jan. 16.
On Sept. 20, the district attorney alleges, Kreiser engaged in touching a child on an intimate part of her body in Bronxville during the school day.
Kreiser was stationed at St. Joseph’s Parish, which includes a church and elementary school.
His duties included visiting the school at the time of the alleged abuse. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has removed Kreiser from the parish, the prosecutor’s office said.
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