Posted on 02/12/2005 4:39:16 AM PST by Born Conservative
TOBYHANNA (PA)-- At least two computers from the St. Ann's church rectory contain images of child pornography, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police, who continue to search for illicit images.
A visiting priest has admitted to police that he downloaded and viewed pornographic images, according to an affidavit of probable cause. But detectives are still trying to determine "what's on a computer, and is that illegal, and if it is, who's looking at it," Detective Sgt. Jeff Bowman said earlier this week.
"The investigation is far from complete," he said.
On Jan. 17, after tips funneled into police headquarters, two detectives began digging into child porn allegations at the rectory. The parish priest, the Rev. Michael Kloton, had already contacted authorities about the allegations, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
A man brought in to clean up the hard drives of the rectory computers discovered images of young men engaged in sexual acts on a computer used by the church secretary, the priest told detectives. Father Kloton agreed to a voluntary search, and detectives removed the computer a day later.
The state police Computer Crime Task Force discovered about 10 images of children under 18 engaged in sexual acts or in simulated sex acts. Police then received permission to confiscate all of the rectory computers, which are linked on a common server, along with Father Kloton's personal laptop computer.
On Jan. 20, a full forensic examination found one computer with images of child pornography. After returning the others to the rectory, detectives were given another computer to search -- this one used by a visiting priest.
Eleven days later, the visiting priest, the Rev. Gabriel Tetherow, traveled to Pocono Mountain police headquarters and admitted to downloading and viewing images of child pornography on the secretary's computer, "and that he also used the computer from upstairs located in his room" at the rectory, according to the affidavit.
He told police there "could be" images of child pornography on the computer that had been in his room.
Detectives obtained a search warrant Feb. 2 to check that computer's hard drive for illegal images.
So far, no arrests have been made.
Acting Diocese of Scranton spokesman Bill Genello said the diocese is fully cooperating with Pocono Mountain detectives.
Contacted at St. Ann's rectory, Father Kloton referred all questions to the diocese.
"I'm not at liberty to say anything at this point," he said.
Ping
There are more cases of Child molestation in the Texas Educational system than the entire Catholic Church, but that does not advance the agenda. They might turn to it when they grow tired of Catholic bashing and want to beat up on Texas for a while.
Go after both. There is no room for child molestation in either.
The saga continues.
I am a women, and I can't see what a grown man sees in a little child. Can anyone tell me? I would like to know!
Do priests have sex with other priests?
How can they peach the word of God with this in their conscious? I am baffled!
Hypocracy in the hightest sense!
If you are not called to be a eunich, get the hell out, and stop destroying the church! Get married!
"And the silly bishop, instead of getting angry, comes to the parish and blubbers like a baby in front of the parishioners, telling them they have to forgive the pastor."
The parishoners should have pelted that sorry a$$ed bishop with rotten tomatos.
The bishop is no shepherd. He is an imposter, who should be defrocked.
I would not give a dime to that diocese as long as his name was on the stationary.
Two years after the Dallas zero tolerance policy, and the Catholic Church is STILL finding perverts in its midst.
The Benedictine abbey where he was initially assigned is N.O. If the Franciscans are too, where did he get his training to be a traditional priest? Or was he going to offer the N.O. at St. Anthony's?
And what's with all of these "retreats" this guy is preaching? He's barely 30, and he's holding himself out as a retreatmaster?
I prefer seasoned priests who have some spiritual mileage under their belts.
According the the ST. Anthony Chapel bulletin--linked to above--the bishop of Scranton "recalled Fr. Tetherow." That's where I got that he was a priest in Scranton.
" ...Lenten Retreat at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Troy, NY, featuring Father Gabriel
Tetherow, on Friday, February 11, at 7:00p.m. and continuing on Saturday, the 12th, at 9:00a.m..."
Ping!
I wonder what this guy's connection was to Fr. Perricone? Did they just meet?
This priest had been bouncing around a lot and that is suspicious in and of itself.
"There are more cases of Child molestation in the Texas Educational system than the entire Catholic Church, but that does not advance the agenda. They might turn to it when they grow tired of Catholic bashing and want to beat up on Texas for a while."
The Texas Educational system does not claim to be "CHRISTIAN", now does it?
Ignoring the devil in one's midst really gives the whole system a perverted reputation. You call this 'bashing', well the Bible calls it an abomination, and I will stick to what the WORD has to say, instead of people trying to pretend it is no big deal.
Well, it is said, "By their fruits you shall know them."
His assignment to St. Anthony's would never have taken place had it remained either independent or with the SSPX.. but we know that war story already.
It's the diocese doing damage control as usual.
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