St. Joseph Church at 30 Church Street, Laconia, NH 03246 US - Prominent Brooklyn priest investigated for child pornography

A prominent priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn has been placed on administrative leave after federal officials said he was under investigation for allegedly viewing Internet child pornography. Msgr. Michael Dempsey, 77, had served as the diocese’s executive director of pastoral communications since 1978.

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• Monsignor at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills in child porn investigation (Flushing Times Ledger)
• Priest implicated in feds’ kid porn probe (Queens Chronicle)
• Investigation Into Alleged Violation Of Child Pornography Laws (Diocese of Brooklyn)