Defrocked N.J. priest convicted of molesting boys reportedly teaching children in Dominican Republic

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NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

March 22, 2019

By Sophie Nieto-Munoz

A former New Jersey priest convicted of molesting two boys in 2004 and is now teaching children at a school in the resort town of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, according to a report.

Hadmels DeFrias, 47, is teaching English at the Colegio del Caribe in Punta Cana, according to NBC News. He told the reporter who tracked him down he is no longer a threat to minors, and “doesn’t see the children with those eyes anymore.”

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