Priest Living on Beacon Hill Accused of Molesting Child in 1990s
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. According to a police arrest log from the Somerville Police Department, LaCharite lived at 25 Revere St. on Beacon Hill. The…
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