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Robert Batcho, pastor of Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Elmira Heights, New York, was accused today of illegally giving alcohol to four minors.
A local church leader was arrested after being accused of giving alcohol to minors.
According to the Elmira Heights Police Department, 60-year-old Robert J. Batcho is facing four counts of unlawfully dealing with a child. Batcho is the pastor at the Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Elmira Heights.
Police say he gave beer to four minors, where he lives on McCann’s Boulevard.
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Skimpy article-what were the circumstances, etc?
I give what newspapers give. In this case, this is all they they printed.
I wasn’t implying you had left stuff out or knew more circumstances. I realize you are presenting the articles as you find them in the paper. I was just curious about the circumstances.
OK this is a dumb thought, but some churches give alcohol to minors every week in the former of communion. US federal law prohibits sale of alcohol to those under 21. I wonder what the specific pass that religion gets for giving alcohol to minors through communion. Is it a technicality because it isn’t a sale, or is it covered under “religious freedom “?