Former Philadelphia priest pleads guilty to decades-old sex assaults of altar boys in Bucks County

After years of dodging allegations of abusing children, a former Catholic priest pleaded guilty Wednesday to molesting two altar boys in Bucks County decades ago.

Francis Trauger, 74, admitted his guilt to two counts of indecent assault of a minor, and Bucks County Judge Jeffrey L. Finley sentenced him to 18 to 36 months in a state prison and seven years’ probation.

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“The harm and at times total devastation created by these men is immeasurable. Nothing is more devastating than being abused by someone you held in complete trust. There must be accountability.” -Jay L. Edelstein