PONTIAC (AP) — A former church worker has been convicted in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a teenage altar boy at a suburban Detroit church.
Oakland County Circuit Court says 66-year-old Hurmiz Ishak was found guilty last Thursday of one count of criminal sexual conduct and acquitted of two others. Sentencing is Sept. 27.
Defense attorney Jalal Dallo argued there was a lack of evidence and said the allegations were fabricated.
Police say the boy’s parents reported alleged assaults last year to a priest at St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in Troy.
The St. Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Eparchy says church officials contacted authorities as soon as they were told. The church says Ishak served as a sacristan, opening and closing the church, as well as a subdeacon, assisting at services.
- Posted September 03, 2019
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Former local church worker convicted in sexual assault case
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