Lotto-winning ex-priest faces two sex-crime charges

 

 http://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2015/09/19/lotto-winning-ex-priest-charged-sex-crime/72485486/

A man entrusted to serve others through the priesthood and a nonprofit is now facing a second sex-crime charge.

For the first time since his arrest on Friday, police have released new information about the charges against Joseph Faraone, a former priest who won more than $1 million in the lottery 30 years ago. He now faces a charge of first-degree sexual abuse, in addition to second-degree criminal sexual act, both felonies.

Faraone, 68, allegedly abused a 50-year-old female patient at a local nonprofit human service organization where he worked, according to state police and the Putnam County District Attorney's Office, who declined to release further details about the case, citing its sensitive nature.

Faraone is being held in the Putnam County jail on $50,000 bail.

According to the charges filed, officials are accusing Faraone of sodomizing someone incapable of consent due to a mental disability or incapacity.

Lotto-winning ex-priest faces two sex-crime charges

See also:  Revered priest charged with sex crime