This article is about a Roman Catholic priest in Pennsylvania that has been charged with more than a dozen counts of child pornography. Father Robert M. Timchak was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Scranton in 1992. Not only is he being charged with child pornography but he is also being charged with seventeen counts of sexual abuse of children, one count of criminal use of communications facility, and finally with one count of tampering with of fabricating evidence. This case began in December of 2008 with an anonymous letter that was sent to the Diocese of Scranton. On Father Timchak's computer there were various images of boys displayed in sexually explicit acts and positions. As well, some of the pictures were of boys in various states of undress. The boys in the pictures are believed to be under the age of eighteen. Since April Father Timchak has been on a leave of absence.
My Response:
I think in general older men or women who have a stash of pornography that involves young children is disgusting. But in other cases it has been taking very seriously, just the way it should be. It's not only disturbing that it is an older man that has pictures of young underage boys, but the fact that it is a Priest is what disturbs me. This is a person who goes by what the Lord says to him and someone that people go to for guidance. I think that this is not only a problem for this priest but it might make the community second guess the rest of the priest and the Diocese. I do think that it's a good thing the priest is on leave because it gives some of the family a little closure that their child won't have to be around this person.
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