Colorado: A former Colorado Springs youth pastor accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl faces up to 90 days in jail and at least 10 years’ probation under a recent plea agreement with prosecutors.
Joshua Amoroso, 22, agreed June 30 to plead guilty to one count of sexual assault on a child, a felony.
In exchange, prosecutors agreed to dismiss 17 additional counts related to Amoroso’s three-month relationship with the girl, whom he met while counseling children at Gateway Church in Colorado Springs.
Amoroso was fired after acknowledging the affair, church officials said.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Church Volunteer Guilty Of Sexual Assault
Colorado: A former Springs Community Church youth group volunteer faces two years to life in prison after pleading guilty Monday to having a three-year sexual relationship with his family’s teenage baby sitter, a prosecutor said.
Eric Vincent Caverly, 37, admitted in court that he first seduced the girl in 2007, when she was 15 years old.
Caverly, who is free on a $25,000 bond, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss five additional counts under a plea agreement.
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Eric Vincent Caverly, 37, admitted in court that he first seduced the girl in 2007, when she was 15 years old.
Caverly, who is free on a $25,000 bond, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss five additional counts under a plea agreement.
Read more: Eric Vincent Caverly
Caverly helped lead at least one church session that counseled youths on the dangers of pornography. He was recommended as a resource on sexual addiction, according to a program that was removed from the church website.
Prison Chaplain Paid Inmates For Sex
New York: A Queens chaplain was nabbed trying to pay an inmate for a most unholy act. Frank DeTucci, 70, had $200 in his shoe and another $153 in his wallet when a guard at the Queensboro Correctional Facility spotted him kneeling Sunday in front of the prisoner, officials say.
When questioned, DeTucci admitted that on July 5 he paid the same inmate $120 and $150 on two separate occasions to perform oral sex on him in the chaplain's office.
DeTucci has been a chaplain for the state correctional system for 27 years and is a deacon at Our Lady of Mount Carmel church in Astoria. A church spokeswoman said he would be placed on administrative leave as soon as notified.
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DeTucci faces up to four years in prison on charges that include official misconduct, engaging in a criminal sex act and sexual misconduct.
DeTucci faces up to four years in prison on charges that include official misconduct, engaging in a criminal sex act and sexual misconduct.
Monday, July 11, 2011
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