A priest accused of sexually assaulting a child when he served in Somerville died of a drug overdose in a parking garage, according to the Boston Herald.
Paul LaCharite, an Episcopal priest who was recently charged with sexually assaulting a child while he served at Saint James Episcopal Church in Teele Square, was found dead in a car Wednesday night, according to the Boston Herald. Police said he died of an apparent drug overdose, the Herald reports. According to the newspaper, police found the body of LaCharite at about 7:40 p.m. inside a gray 2006 Saturn that was parked in the sixth floor of a Government Center parking garage. LaCharite served at Saint James Church in the 1990s and early 2000s, and it was alleged that during this time he sexually assaulted a child whose family had long ties to the church. The priest pleaded not guilty to charges against him on Sept. 10. His lawyer told …
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The priest also worked at Old North Church in Boston. The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts has assigned pastoral response teams to help parishioners deal with the news of the allegations, according to a church official.
A "pastoral response team" met with parishioners at Saint James Episcopal Church in Somerville Sunday to help the congregation confront news that one of the church's former priests was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a child there in the 1990s and 2000s, according to Tracy Sukraw, communications director for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Paul A. LaCharite, 65, of Boston, was arrested Friday and arraigned Monday in Somerville District Court on charges of assault to rape a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, according to the Middlesex District Attorney's office. In court Monday, LaCharite pleaded not guilty and his attorney said the priest "vehemently denies" the allegations against …
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Neil Allen
12:49 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Some fools will still defend this pedophile priest, who wsa so guilty, and didn't have the guts to admit it. Hopefully, he's burning brightly now for his heinous crimes. more ›