Abominations

Judge Refuses to Halt Homosexual Priest's Trial

FLEMINGTON -- A former Milford priest wanted to postpone his second trial on child sex abuse charges, his lawyer argued Monday, because proceeding with the case now may be too soon after the pope's apology for the clergy sex abuse scandals. "His concern was that people might rush to judgment and not focus on his case in particular," said Peter Abatemarco, the Hunterdon County public defender representing John M. Banko, who already has a 2002 conviction for a separate child sex abuse case. Despite Banko's concern, Judge Roger F. Mahon rejected Abatemarco's request for an adjournment Monday. Banko, 62, is accused of abusing a boy who was younger than 16 years old between September 1994 and May 1995. Banko is already serving a 15-year sentence for sexually molesting an altar boy after Sunday Mass twice in the 1990s.
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Posted by Editor at May 6, 2008 11:58 AM