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Chatham Church Janitor Charged with Parish Priest's Murder

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A heated topic of discussion lately has been the recent arrest of a Chatham church janitor who is accused of killing a parish priest whose body was found in the church rectory. Apparently, law enforcement in Philadelphia has been looking for the janitor since 1988 due to an alleged indecent assault of a minor. In addition to the charges that he stabbed and killed the priest at Saint Patrick Church, the 64-year-old man is also accused of having more than two aliases and using various social-security numbers and identifications within the years to cover up his past. According to an nj.com article, the arrested man had been working for the church as a janitor since 1992. Authorities are saying that he became very upset during a discussion with the priest regarding his continuous employment...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on November 12, 2009 (boomark / email).