Former church official held on sex charge
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The former music director of a Catholic church has been charged with having unlawful sex with a 16-year-old female choir member in 1995, authorities said Friday.
Albert Lee Schildknecht, 56, the former music director of St. Timothy Roman Catholic Church, is accused of orally copulating and digitally penetrating the minor, whom he met at the church when he was 44. If convicted, he could face more than four years in prison.
His accuser, now 28, contacted the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in May.
Schildknecht, held on $100,000 bail, is scheduled for arraignment on Monday.
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