
This newspaper article brings about a lot of emotions. Sympathy for the victims, regret that someone in trust would do this are just a few.
A former rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Owego has been arrested by Pennsylvania State Police after he was accused of having oral sex with a boy.
Ralph E. Johnson, 82, was arraigned in Clifford, Pa., on 15 counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, a felony; 15 counts of indecent assault, a misdemeanor; and 15 counts of corruption of minors, a misdemeanor, according to a police report.
Then you get to this part. Whole new set of emotions for me. How about you?
Diocesan officials in Syracuse could not be reached Friday night.
The Rev. David G. Bollinger, rector of the church from 1985 to 2005, said he alerted diocesan officials in Syracuse after receiving complaints of Johnson’s alleged misconduct, but Bishop Gladstone B. Adams rebuffed him.
“He basically told me this would no longer be discussed,” Bollinger said Friday.
Bollinger, who retired in 2006 after a year-long sabbatical, said he was punished by the church for being a whistleblower.