Over the prosecution's objection, a judge today lowered bail to $5,000 for a former Catholic priest charged with lewd acts involving four boys at two parishes in Palmdale and Redondo Beach between the mid-1990s and 2001.
By City News Service
Apr 29, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Arraignment is set today for a former Catholic priest who is charged with lewd acts on four boys at two parishes in Palmdale and Redondo Beach between the mid-1990s and 2001.
Christopher John Cunningham, 58, was charged April 2 with a dozen felony counts of lewd acts on a child under the age of 14, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office.
Cunningham was an associate pastor at Saint Mary s Catholic Church in Palmdale and worked at Saint Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church in Redondo Beach at the time of the alleged crimes.