15 வயது பையனுடன் பாலுறவுக்கு ஒயினும் பணமும் கொடுத்த கத்தோலிக்க பாதிரியார் கைது

15 வயது பையனுடன் பாலுறவுக்காக அவனுக்கு ஒயினும் பணமும் கொடுத்த கத்தோலிக்க பாதிரியார் கைது.

Affidavit says Naugatuck priest gave 15-year-old boy wine, money for sex favors
BY PAUL SINGLEY REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN

WATERBURY — A Roman Catholic priest at two Naugatuck churches allegedly coerced a teenage boy into giving him oral sex several times in exchange for wine and money, according to an arrest warrant affidavit released at Waterbury Superior Court on Wednesday.

A 16-year-old boy alleged in the affidavit that the Rev. Robert J. Grant, 63, of St. Mary's and St. Hedwig's churches, paid him between $100 and $150 each time the boy performed oral sex on Grant. The affidavit also says that the boy, who was 15 when the incidents began between July and August 2006, gave Grant several back massages at St. Mary's Church in exchange for $50 each time.

Grant, who has been placed on administrative leave by the Archdiocese of Hartford, has been charged with second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury/impairing the morals of children. He is free after posting a $200,000 bond and has not entered a plea. His next court date is Sept. 12.

Grant did not want to comment Wednesday, and his attorney, William St. John of Waterbury, did not return a message Wednesday.