A Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh priest who once served at a Butler County church has been charged in two cases with sexually assaulting juveniles in 1998 while he was serving at a church in Allegheny County.

Robert Joseph Cedolia, 70, of Pittsburgh, who served at Holy Sepulcher Catholic Church in Middlesex Township from July 2014 through October 2018, was held for court in both Allegheny County cases in May. The diocese placed Cedolia on administrative leave in August 2019.

The incidents in Allegheny County allegedly took place at Our Lady of Joy in Plum borough during the spring of 1998, according to a criminal complaint and affidavit filed by county police.

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