Priest accused of sexually assaulting woman while performing last rites [View all]
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A Texas Roman Catholic priest has been arrested following an investigation into allegations he sexually assaulted a woman to whom he was administering the last rites in October.
The Rev. Gerold Langsch, 75, is charged with assault by contact, CBS Austin reported. The crime is a Class A misdemeanor.
An arrest affidavit obtained by the news station and the Austin American-Statesman indicates the victim, a 60-year-old woman suffering multiple medical conditions, including diabetes that caused renal failure, was placed in hospice care last fall. Her husband reached out to the local Knights of Columbus, whose members offered to send a priest to administer the last rites, or the anointing of the sick, the affidavit said.
The woman was familiar with Langsch, whom she knew as Father Gerold from St. Paul’s Catholic Church, the affidavit said.