Ex-Somerville Priest Accused of Molesting Child Pleaded Not Guilty Monday
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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Trisha
9:20 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
horrible to know if the girls would keep rage and change behavior all priest must have license i dont like any priest and nun they are mean. i was in catholic school it was terrible i couldn't stand fake people and not proper to the girls more ›