February 28, 2008
Police: Priest Abused Kids
MONTGOMERY COUNTY -- A Catholic priest acting as a Montgomery County family's spiritual adviser has been arrested, accused of sexually abusing the family's four children, state police said Wednesday. John W. Broderick, 47, of Nicholville, St. Lawrence County, is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with the children, ages 5 to 11, over several months last year. State police in Fonda began investigating after receiving a complaint from a Montgomery County family. The parent told police Broderick befriended the family and became their spiritual adviser. He left the county in May 2007, ending up in Massena, at the Holy Name of Jesus Academy. He was arrested by state police investigators there. Read more...Latest Aboms.com Headlines
