HARTFORD — Jury selection has begun in the trial of a former East Windsor priest accused of sexually assaulting a teenage parishioner.
The Hartford Courant reports Paul Gotta is charged with second-degree sexual assault and fourth-degree sexual assault charges. Testimony is scheduled to begin Nov. 23 in Hartford.
The 57-year-old Gotta is a former administrator of two churches in East Windsor. Police say Gotta employed the then-16-year-old boy to do odd jobs for the church in 2012 and made him remove his clothes for his paychecks, among other allegations.
Police say the incidents occurred between January 2012 and February 2013.
His attorney has said Gotta is also facing federal firearms charges.
