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Rev. Richard McCormick of New Rochelle released on $1k bond on child rape charges

Rev. Richard McCormick in an undated image.

Photo credit: Handout | Rev. Richard McCormick in an undated image.

A Catholic priest with a history of allegations of sexual abuse dating back five decades was released on bond Friday after his arrest in New Rochelle a day earlier on five counts of child rape.

The Rev. Richard McCormick, 71, pleaded not guilty and was granted $1,000 bail at his arraignment in Salem Superior Court and allowed to return to the Salesian Brothers of Don Bosco facility in New...

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