MD Priest Charged With Masturbating While Driving

September 3, 2022 Crime, Religion

The Maryland Bay reports:

Reverend Jaroslaw “Jerry” Gamrot, 58, who serves at Holy Face Catholic Church and Little Flower School in Great Mills, has been charged for an incident that reportedly happened in July on a highway.

Charging documents for the incident indicate that on July 25, Gamrot was traveling west on Route 70 in Frederick with no pants on and was allegedly masturbating. A male victim claimed to police that he was exposed to him on a public road near the 56-mile-marker.

The victim claimed to state police that he was targeted by Gamrot, as he continued to pull up next to his vehicle multiple times to expose himself. This allegedly occurred three times.

Catholic News Agency reports:



A Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Washington has been placed on administrative leave and suspended from public ministry pending an investigation after he was charged with the misdemeanor offense of indecent exposure Aug. 25.

The archdiocese’s statement says that “Father Jerry Gamrot has been placed on administrative leave and suspended from public ministry pending an investigation into alleged misconduct away from the parish and school.”

“No determination about Father Gamrot’s future will be made until the investigation is concluded,” the statement concluded. According to the Maryland state court website, Gamrot’s next hearing is set for Sept. 25 in Frederick District Court.

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