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(Gates, N.Y.) An 80-year-old priest has been charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. The Rev. John Steger is a priest at St. Jude the Apostle Church on Lyell Road. He's charged with two counts of sexual abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Police said the alleged inappropriate touching happened at the church rectory, where the girl was doing chores. Police said the girl told her parents, who contacted police. The alleged abuse happened once at the end of April and once at the beginning of May. In a statement, the Roman Catholic Diocese of...

<p>On Saturday, at the age of 39, that became a reality.</p> <p>At an ordination Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester, Brewer became the 136th priest now assigned in the 12-county Roman Catholic Diocese.</p> <p>"This assembly is made up of people far and near. The common thread is their value of and association with Mark," said the Bishop Matthew H. Clark, who presided over the ceremony.</p>

<p>A Seneca Falls priest who was on administrative leave because of an allegation of sexual abuse died late Wednesday.</p> <p>The Rev. David N. Gramkee, pastor of St. Patrick Church, was airlifted to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa., after a stroke.</p> <p>Gramkee was 62.</p>