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Priest-Turned-Bookstore Owner From Jersey Shore Convicted In Virginia Of Having Sex With Teen Priest-Turned-Bookstore Owner From Jersey Shore Convicted In Virginia Of Having Sex With Teen
Priest-Turned-Bookstore Owner From Jersey Shore Convicted In Virginia Of Having Sex With Teen A former Virginia priest from New Jersey has been convicted of sexually assaulting a teen in 1985, authorities announced. Scott Asalone, 65, was arrested in Asbury Park — where he owned a bookstore — in March 2020. A grand jury in Virginia indicted Asalone three days earlier on what is known there as "carnal knowledge of a minor" between 13 and 15 years old. The incident involves a former parishioner in 1985 while Asalone was a member of the clergy assigned to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Purcellville,  Asalone was removed from public duties in 1993 and dismissed from …

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Former Priest-Turned-Bookstore Owner From Asbury Park Charged With Having Sex With Teen Former Priest-Turned-Bookstore Owner From Asbury Park Charged With Having Sex With Teen
Former Priest-Turned-Bookstore Owner From Asbury Park Charged With Having Sex With Teen Authorities in Virginia charged a former priest and current independent bookstore co-owner from Asbury Park with having sex with a minor. Scott Asalone, 63, was arrested in Asbury Park this past weekend by Virginia State Police and New Jersey law enforcement officers, authorities said. Asalone -- an author, speaker and poet who's also worked as a consultant for private and non-profit groups -- has co-owned a bookstore on Cookman Avenue for more than a decade. He was being held pending extradition proceedings. A grand jury in Virginia indicted Asalone three days earlier on w…

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