Fr. Kevin Lonergan
Charged with felony corruption of minors and misdemeanor indecent assault in 8/2018 after he was accused in 6/2018 of groping a 17-year-old girl and sending her nude photos of himself. Lonergan reportedly met the girl at St. Francis of Assisi in Allentown and asked other parishioners for her cell phone number. Pleaded guilty in 11/2019. Sentenced in 2/2020 to 1 to 2 years in state prison and to register as a sex offender for 15 years. Case sent to the Vatican. In 2016, prior to Lonergans’s transfer to St. Francis of Assisi, he was accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl. The girl’s family reportedly would not cooperate with an investigation. The diocese disputed that Lonergan was transferred to a new parish improperly, saying the County Children and Youth found the accusation to be unfounded. The D.A. and the diocese’s investigator both said the allegation was not “unfounded” but was “unsubstantiated” because there wasn’t a victim able to testify. Included on the diocese’s list of credibly accused in 12/2020.
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