Sex abuse conviction overturned
WORCESTER — The Rev. Thomas H. Teczar, a Roman Catholic priest formerly from Worcester, faces a second trial in Texas on charges that he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy in 1990.
Rev. Teczar was found guilty by a Texas district judge in 2007 of three counts of aggravated assault of a child [...]
New Trial Slated For Ex-Area Priest
February 19th, 2009 · No Comments · News
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2 Houston Pastors Indicted on FEMA Fraud Charges
November 21st, 2008 · No Comments · News
Both Accused of Inflating Number of People Helped After Katrina
HOUSTON – The pastors of a southwest Harris County church are accused of stealing millions of dollars meant for college students.
Pastor Eric Washington, 55, is also accused of conspiring to defraud FEMA after Hurricane Katrina. Law enforcement agencies spent two years investigating [...]
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South Austin Pastor Guilty Of Molestation
October 30th, 2008 · No Comments · News
After deliberating for more than three hours, a Travis County jury this afternoon found a former South Austin pastor and apartment complex handyman guilty of multiple felony counts for sexually molesting three boys in 2005 and 2006.
Rodolfo Sosa, 50, was convicted on all counts against him — five counts of indecency with a child by [...]