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Former NJ Catholic School Chaplain Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Students Former NJ Catholic School Chaplain Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Students
Former NJ Catholic School Chaplain Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Students A priest and former chaplain of a North Jersey Catholic school was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of six students, authorities announced Thursday. Salvatore DiStefano, 61, who most recently resided at Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church New Providence, is charged with engaging in a pattern of behavior that threatened the welfare of six Oratory Preparatory School students, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. DiStefano -- known to students as "Father Sal" -- was placed on leave last January pending an investigation.  He is the fourth …

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by Cecilia Levine
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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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by Jon Craig