WAUSAU (WI)
WSAW 7 CBS
June 20, 2020
Richmond served as an Associate Pastor at St. Bronislava in Plover from 2017 to 2019.
Chippewa Falls WI – Father Charlie Richmond, a Catholic priest facing charges related to sexual assault of a child in Chippewa Falls served as an Associate Pastor at St. Bronislava Parish in Plover from July of 2017 to July 2019.
Richmond served as the former chaplain for the Notre Dame Middle and McDonell Area Catholic High Schools in Chippewa Falls. He was also Associate Pastor at St. Charles Borromeo and St. Peter the Apostle Parishes. He currently lives in Viroqua.
NewsChannel 7’s sister-station in Eau Claire reported on Wednesday that Richmond is facing charges related to contact he had with a student at McDonell, including touching her back, shoulders and butt.
The alleged incidents happened between September 2016 and May 2017.
The student said that Father Richmond would have her sit on his lap and give him hugs, as well as being in constant communication with the student over social media apps.
In May, Richmond was interviewed by investigators and admitted to three to four incidents of sexual contact, according to the criminal complaint.
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