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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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