Friday, July 28, 2017

Priest charged with sexually abusing 10-year-old boy | PennLive.com

 Rev. John T. Sweeney, of Greensburg, Pa. arrives for an appearance before District Judge Cheryl J. Peck-Yakopec, in Leechburg, Pa., Monday, July 24, 2017. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that Sweeney was arrested and charged with involuntary sexual intercourse, a first-degree felony, for a sexual assault committed against a 10-year-old boy. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

A Catholic priest from Westmoreland County has been criminally charged for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy.

The arrest on Monday of the Rev. John T. Sweeney, of Greensburg, marks the latest crackdown on clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania and is part of a broader ongoing investigation by the state Attorney General's office into additional allegations of abuse by priest.

Sweeney was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, a first-degree felony.

Priest charged with sexually abusing 10-year-old boy | PennLive.com

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