County police charge former Germantown priest with abuse

The Montgomery County Sentinel ^ | July 4, 2008 | Michael Brooks Posted on 07/04/2008 9:50:51 PM PDT by ConservativeMind Montgomery County police have charged another Roman Catholic priest with child abuse. The Rev. Aaron Joseph Cote, 56, turned himself in at the First District station in Rockville, police said. According to police spokeswoman Lucille Baur, police notified Cote that they were obtaining a warrant for his arrest, prompting Cote to return to Maryland from his current home in New York and turn himself in. According to police, during the summer of 2001, Cote worked as a part-time Youth Minister at Mother of Seton Parish in Germantown. Cote was counseling the 14-year-old victim, Brandon Rains of Frederick, now 21. Cote brought the victim to an apartment in Germantown and, on several occasions, "engaged in... [read full story]