HOMESTEAD (FL)
Local 10 News
March 18, 2019
By Peter Burke and Liane Morejon
Some parishioners at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Homestead were in denial Sunday after learning the news that a priest there was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.
The Rev. Jean-Claude Jean-Phillippe, 64, was arrested Friday on a charge of sexual battery on a victim who was physically incapacitated.
Adolphe is an altar server and longtime parishioner at the church.
“I feel like it’s a setup, for real,” he said. “In my opinion, I feel like it is.”
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