{"id":125145,"date":"2020-12-03T06:48:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T03:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-church-security-guard-accuses-priest-of-sexual-assault\/"},"modified":"2020-12-03T06:48:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T03:48:15","slug":"nyc-church-security-guard-accuses-priest-of-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-church-security-guard-accuses-priest-of-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC church security guard accuses priest of sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NYC church security guard accuses priest of sexual assault<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/priest-assault.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A security guard at a Manhattan church has accused a priest of sexually assaulting her after she says she caught him watching gay pornography in his office on Nov. 4, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Gonzalez, 22, was working her second day on the job at the Church of St. Michael in Midtown when Fr. George Rutler allegedly attacked her, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/prestigious-nyc-priest-accused-by-bronx-woman-of-forcible-touching\">News 12 reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez said the alleged assault came after she filmed a man \u2014 who she says is Rutler \u2014 watching porn on a church computer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe looked at me with a smile, looked away, and he put his hand inside his pants, and he was playing with himself,\u201d Gonzalez told <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe aggressively threw himself on me and grabbed me sexually, aggressively, and I was fighting him off of me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Rutler denied the accusations in a Nov. 20 letter to parishioners, which was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/accountability\/prominent-priest-ewtn-contributor-accused-sexual-assault\">obtained by<\/a> the National Catholic Reporter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI strongly deny this allegation, which I maintain is incoherent and painful to my reputation and inconsistent with how I have conducted myself in fifty years of ministerial service without any accusation of misbehavior,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The priest also told NCR in a statement that he is \u201ctotally innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rutler, who routinely <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears on Eternal Word Television Network, has \u201cstepped aside from the parish\u201d as authorities investigate Gonzalez\u2019s claims, the Archdiocese of New York told News 12 in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>After the alleged assault, Gonzalez, with the help of a private investigative firm, reportedly filed a police report.<\/p>\n<p>The District Attorney\u2019s office is handling the case, according to the National Catholic Reporter.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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