Sunday, February 23, 2014

Reverend Philip Briganti arrested

Retired Catholic priest Rev. Phillip Briganti allegedly sexually assaulted an adult male on a bus after officiating a wedding.

I don't make this stuff up.

A charge of criminal sexual contact that was filed Thursday against the 67-year-old cleric was announced Friday in a joint release by acting Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Randolph Police Chief David Stokoe.

Briganti is a retired Paterson Diocesan priest who presently lives in El Paso, Texas. He had briefly returned to officiate a wedding at St. Paul’s Church in Prospect Park, Bergen County, on Nov. 9, 2013. After the wedding reception, Briganti was allegedly on a bus with the adult victim traveling to a hotel when he “engaged in unwanted sexual contact” with the victim, according to the release.

Source: Retired pastor of Mendham church charged with criminal sexual contact

Rev. Briganti  served as the pastor St. Joseph’s Parish in Mendham which is part of the Diocese of Paterson.  

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Guest · 578 weeks ago

Your actions seem to betray your philosophy. You say you deal only in facts, however, it has been several months since the allegations against Fr. Briganti have been made and he has NOT been arrested as the title of this post misleads. The allegations were made by a third hand party (his diocese). The charge is unwanted sexual contact. The allegation is probably far more serious than what actually happened and blown out of proportion by the Catholic church overcompensating for past mistakes. The incident happened last November, the story broke in February, Fr. Briganti has not been arrested.

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