Retired Priest Taken Into Custody
A retired Roman Catholic priest accused of molesting seven girls over three decades in California was arrested Friday in Alaska while on a world cruise, authorities in Los Angeles said. The Rev. George Rucker, 82, was taken into custody aboard a cruise ship that had stopped to let off an ill crew member, police said. He was being … [Read more...] about Retired Priest Taken Into Custody
Sting Leads To Sex Abuse Charge Against Ex-Priest
Sex Abuse Charge Against Ex-Priest. Orange County authorities arrested a former Catholic priest Tuesday on suspicion of sexually abusing a teenage girl in the 1970s after the man allegedly confessed to an undercover deputy posing as his out-of-wedlock daughter. Gerald John Plesetz, 59, of Orange is the first priest to be … [Read more...] about Sting Leads To Sex Abuse Charge Against Ex-Priest
New Revelations In Boston Sex Scandal
Priests In Boston Sex Scandal. Priests sexually abused teenage girls, used cocaine and other drugs, and one had an affair with a female parishioner, according to allegations contained in personnel files maintained by the Boston Archdiocese. The 3,000 pages of files on eight priests were released Tuesday by lawyers representing … [Read more...] about New Revelations In Boston Sex Scandal
Complaints Against Lowell Priest Began Years Before Arrival
Lowell Priest Improper Conduct With Young Ladies. In May 1972, the Rev. Charles Aubut of Assumption Church in Bellingham told church officials he was concerned about the activities of one of his priests, the Rev. Lionel Ouellette. Ouellette, who died in 2000, was a Lowell native who would later return to the Mill City to serve in … [Read more...] about Complaints Against Lowell Priest Began Years Before Arrival
Former Priest Sentenced
Former Priest Was Sentenced To Five To Seven Years In Prison. A former Leominster priest was sentenced yesterday to five to seven years in prison for raping two young girls in the early 1980s. It was the second child molestation conviction and prison sentence for Robert E. Kelley, 61, of Worcester. Kelley, who has not served as … [Read more...] about Former Priest Sentenced
