Former San Antonio priest appears in court in sexual assault case

Former San Antonio priest appears in court in sexual assault case

A former Catholic priest, who was arrested in 2023 on an aggravated sexual assault charge, appeared in court Monday as his attorneys sought access to investigative documents from the Archdiocese of San Antonio.George Ndungu, a Kenyan native, was assigned to Catholic churches in Bexar County and surrounding areas, including La Vernia, Stockdale and New Braunfels in 2017.Allegations against Ndungu surfaced after a church employee and parishioner a…

Priest, teacher charged in decades-old Wilmington, Del. child sex abuse case

Law enforcement officials in Delaware have charged two men — a retired priest and an elementary school teacher — following an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse that stem back to the nineties. According to law enforcement officials, John Taggart, 80, a former priest, and Christopher Crisona, 57, have been charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child, unlawful sexual intercourse and related charges following an investigation int…

UPDATED: Two Men Indicted and Charged in Sexual Abuse Case

Two men have been indicted on multiple charges of sexual abuse of a juvenile between 1994 and 1996. Attorney General Kathy Jennings says the victim suffered profound trauma over a period of years. An anonymous report to the Diocese of Wilmington and investigation by Wilmington Police found evidence that 80 year old Father John Taggart and the late Father John Francis O'Brien abused a victim during their 7th and 8th grade years at St Thomas the A…