Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed sexual abuse charges against a Catholic priest, who served in the Diocese of Erie for four decades.
AG Shapiro identified the Catholic priest as Father David Poulson, who allegedly abuse two young boys for many years.
On Tuesday morning, authorities arrested Poulson and charged him with indecent assault, endangering the welfare or minors and corruption of minors. The Catholic priest allegedly started abusing one of his victims at the age of eight and the other victim at the age of 15.
A statewide investigating jury recommended the criminal charges against Poulson. The jury found that he sexually assaulted the boys while serving in active ministry as a priest at the Diocese of Erie.
Erie Diocese did nothing about Poulson’s sexual predator tendencies
In a statement AG Shapiro said, “Poulson assaulted one of his victims repeatedly in church rectories. He made that victim go to confession and confess the abuse – to Poulson. This was the ultimate betrayal and manipulation by Poulson. He used the tools of the priesthood to further his abuse.”
