Ottawa police have charged a Catholic priest with sexual assault and sexual interference.
56-year-old Reverend Stephen Amesse is charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy at his west Ottawa church in 2008. Police say they've been investigating since February, 2014.
The Archdiocese of Ottawa suspended Amesse from the church after he was charged. In a statement the church extended "prayers and pastoral care" to the parishioners of St. Patrick's Fallowfield, where Amesse is pastor.
"These are painful moments in the life of a faith community."
Amesse was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
Archdiocese comment on criminal charges against an Ottawa priest
