Catholic Church Confirms Priest Arrested for Alleged Raping, Filming of Teenager

Catholic Church Confirms Priest Arrested for Alleged Raping, Filming of Teenager
An undated photo of St. Martin of Tours parish Priest Armand Garcia in Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia Police Department via AP
Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
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The Roman Catholic church admitted on March 6 that one of its priests on the U.S. East Coast is being charged with allegedly sexually abusing a minor and filming the act.

Philadelphia Priest Armand Garcia, 49, was briefly behind bars on March 4 and accused of committing child rape and sexually abusive acts between 2014 and 2017.

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