Bronx priest, 87, arrested for sexually abusing 16-year-old girl who worked in church rectory
BY Kerry Wills, Kevin Deutsch and Joe Kemp
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Vic Nicastro for News
Father Jaime Duenas leaves Bronx criminal court on Wednesday.
An 87-year-old Bronx priest was arrested Wednesday for sexually abusing a teenage girl who just started working in his church, prosecutors charge.
Father Jaime Duenas was collared inside the rectory of the Church of the Blessed Lady on E. 233rd St. near Secor Ave. in Eastchester in the afternoon, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office.
The 16-year-old victim started working last week in the same church rectory, where Duenas sexually abused her, sources said.
"She didn't protest to getting a massage," Duenas said in his cell before his arraignment last night, according to prosecutors. "She was wearing short skirts."
Duenas was arraigned last night on charges of sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child.
He was released without bond. The judge ordered the priest to stay away from the victim.
Priests and sexual abuse
Do incidents like this make you trust officials at your church less?
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