Former Philadelphia Catholic Priest, 84, Sentenced for Lying to FBI in Sex Abuse Case

Former Philadelphia Catholic Priest, 84, Sentenced for Lying to FBI in Sex Abuse Case
Parishioners worship during a mass at St Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Aug. 15, 2018. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
Beth Brelje
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A former Catholic priest has been sentenced to five years of probation with two years of home confinement and location monitoring, for lying to investigators about not knowing a former parishioner and victim of sexual abuse.

Robert Brennan, 84, of Perryville, Maryland, was a priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1993 to 2004. He served at Resurrection of Our Lord parish in the Rhawnhurst section of Northeast Philadelphia. He was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
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Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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