MASSENA N.Y. -- A priest is arrested in Massena on sex abuse charges after accusations he had inappropriate contact with the children of a Montgomery County family.
Police said John Broderick of Nichoville in northern New York, had sexual contact with the children over the course of several months. The victims range in age from five to eleven-years-old.
Broderick was arrested at the Holy Name of Jesus Academy in Massena.
The Syracuse Diocese said Broderick is a priest within the diocese but has not served in a parish since 2004.