A former
pastor at St. Veronica Catholic Church in Howell has been charged with sexually
assaulting a minor in incidents back in the late 1990s, announced Attorney
General Gurbir S. Grewal and Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J.
Gramiccioni.
Father Brendan
Williams, 78, of Lawrence, NJ was arrested and charged with second-degree
sexual assault—criminal sexual contact on a victim under the age of 13.
Williams was pastor at St. Veronica at the time the alleged criminal acts
occurred, between 1997 and 1999. Authorities report that Williams allegedly
touched the victim’s intimate parts with his hand on at least three occasions
during that time period, twice in Colts Neck, and once in Ocean County.
Williams is now
retired and lives in a retirement community for Catholic clergy in Lawrence Township.
Former Howell Priest Charged With Sexual Abuse Of A Minor | Jersey Shore Online
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