. >> reporter: hi sara, well the priest was identified as monsignor john mraz. he asked the man to update his computer and after finding pictures of young males. anded returned it to the police and then was given a second laptop. and then images of underage boys. he was uncomfortable with that and he alerted church authorities, that triggered an examination of the monsignor's computers by detectives. >>> numerous imables were on the desizes, the investigation determined it was the defendant monsignor and he searched for and downloaded the files of child pornography and did so for his own sexual gratification. >> reporter: now that arrest of the monsignor was earlier today and he was released on bail. and is not residing at saint ann's but in bethlehem. the da was asked if any children on the pornographic files had been identified yet and he said no. if asked if it included local children, he said he did not want to speculate at this time. john rawlins, live back to you sara. >> thank you. >>> the race for the white house comes right to the delaware valley, donal

district attorney jim martin announced the charges against 66-year-old monsignor john mraz. a fellow parishioner did maintenance on his lap stop and found suspicious activity. he lives in bethlehem. we'll have more coming up later starting on "action news" at 4:00. >>> now to the race for the white house, president obama is set to arrive here in philadelphia over the next hour to campaign for hillary clinton. mr. obama will work to rally support for clinton in our state where polls show her leading donald trump, "action news" reporter, vernon odom is live along eakins oval where the president will speak. >> reporter: good afternoon sara. a relatively large crowd. perhaps several thousands have gathered here at eakins oval for what many believe here could be their last check to see president obama in person before he actually leaves office. also on the card today, u.s. senate hopeful, katie mcginty and governor, tom wolf. >> president obama comes to philadelphia today to stump for hillary clinton, as he enjoys his highest approval ratings in a long time. he finishes out his y

monsignor john mraz is a former pastor and the parishioner discovered the pictures after mraz asked him to update his two laptops and that he downloaded multiple pornographic images of underage boys, he currently lives the a retirement home for priests in bethlehem. >>> and the search is on to remove hazardous materials from a neighborhood. after car battery casings were found under a home. the environmental protection agency is now on site. >> this is the mother lode of battery parts on the property. >> epa officials are testing soil at other properties at wood lake drive. the federal government expects to spend a half million dollars cleaning up the properties. >>> a street improvement project is underway in downtown pleasantville, new jersey. mayor jessie tweedle says that hundreds of thousands of thrasher will be used to make improvements from the black horse pike. they hope that new sidewalks and lamp posts will bring businesses to the area. >>> amazon makes a special delivery to teachers in trenton, the gift that helps them focus on teaching, coming up. >>> and the eagles add a na

investigators say monsignor john mraz downloaded multiple pornographic images of under aged boys acrosseral devices. he was a former pastor at saint ann's roman catholic church in emmaus. mraz currently lives at a retirement home for priests in bethlehem. >> ♪ >> delaware's primary results are in. republicans pinged state senator colin benin knee he to take on democrat john karen flee for the governor's race in november. mike prise sick key beat out seven other candidates. he gained 24 percent of the vote while dennis williams had only 14 percent. >> a college in the delaware valley is tops for academic quality while another local school is cracking that coveted list for the first time. princeton university is number one for best national universities that's according to the u.s. news & world report for best colleges 2017. penn is ranked number eight and for the first time ever villanova university has cracked the top 50 for best universities in the country getting on the list at number 50. >> sure people are going to be saying you know it's because the wildcats won the national champio

saint ann's school trying to process the alligation that the man in charge until this week, monsignor john mraz arrested on child pornography charges. >> it is alleged that the user of the devices actively searched the internet for images and underage males engaged in sex acts. >> mraz has been removed from service and can no longer represent himself as a priest. >> i would ask people not to rush to judgment, often times they do with the catholic church. >> they say that the monsignor seemed a pleasant guy but the alligation of child porn and the proximity to school kids is troubling. >> it's a school. all of these kids -- i think 12 years old at the most. >> some parents want the curve hierarchy to investigate and make sure there was no inappropriate contact between the defend and kids. >> with the right person -- to do it the right way, approach kids the right way, especially young kids. >> the da emphasized there is no evidence of improper can't with students. >> this is a pornography case at this juncture. >> but when asked if parents should be worried. >> he paused -- >> i would encourage

and the investigation determined it was the monsignor mraz and he searched and downloaded the child pornography for his own sexual gratification. >> monsignor john mraz charged today with child pornography. he request no longer present himself as a priest and his attorney urges caution. >> i would ask that people not rush to judgment and often time they do in these situations with the catholic church and things in the past. >> people are baffled. and want to check to see if there is improper contact with the defendant and children. >> do it the right way, especially young kids. >> investigators did not identify if i the children on the downloaded files. asked if there were concerns for local children. >> i have no knowledge of that at the present time. >> they say there is no evidence of improper contact with children. >> this is just a pornography case and hopefully it will be just that. >> counselors will be available at the school and for parishioners soon. they stress that if anyone knows of improper contact to report it to police as soon as possible. >> all right john thank you. >>> meanwhile, in a separate case in delaware, a police office

. >> good evening, we're told last time monsignor john mraz was seen here was in late july. we know that is where this investigation began. people were initially told he was sick and that they should pray for him. news of one highly regarded priest in the allentown diocese was charged, with searching for a down loading child pornography, sent shock waves, through this small lehigh county community. more sun john steven mraz was pastor at saint ann's for last eight years and he abruptly left in the middle of the summer, those close to him said it was his health, prayers were requested but prosecutors on tuesday announced something more sinister. >> the investigation determined, that it was the defendant, monsignor hearts was the user, and that he searched for, and down loaded the files of child pornography . >> at rectory. >> we have not any comment. >> neighbors expressed concern about how the parish initially handled the reeses absence. >> many people should have been told that an investigation was going on instead of being asked to pray for him. >> oh, absolutely. >> repor

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monsignor john steven mraz was pastor at saint anne catholic church for last eight years. a friend fixing the pastor's computer found child porn. he contacted the church, which contacted authorities. >> he's in a position of authority where those children are going to listen to him most likely and that's very disturbing. >> in statement, the allentown did i seize, is suspended. he's living at a retirement home. >>> authorities are on the trail of a bear in the burbs. there have been multiple sightings in montgomery and delaware counties in the past few days, ithan elementary school in bryn mawr had been to locked down when the bear showed up outside. >> i was sitting here in my car. he popped out, just looked around, saw the big field, i guess and decided to turn around and went right back into the woods. >> each time the bear appeared in a populated area it ran away. you're asked to contact the police >>> a bat removed from a home in cherry hill tested positive for rabies. officials say the homeowners found the bat in play area for their children in their basement on sept

monsignor john steven mraz was pastor at saint anne catholic church for last eight years. a friend fixing the pastor's computer found child porn. he contacted the church, which contacted authorities. >> he's in a position of authority where those children are going to listen to him most likely and that's very disturbing. >> in statement, the allentown did i seize, is suspended. he's living at a retirement home. >>> authorities are on the trail of a bear in the burbs. there have been multiple sightings in montgomery and delaware counties in the past few days, ithan elementary school in bryn mawr had been to locked down when the bear showed up outside. >> i was sitting here in my car. he popped out, just looked around, saw the big field, i guess and decided to turn around and went right back into the woods. >> each time the bear appeared in a populated area it ran away. you're asked to contact the police >>> a bat removed from a home in cherry hill tested positive for rabies. officials say the homeowners found the bat in play area for their children in their basement on sept