MOSINEE, WI (WSAU) – A former priest who served jail time for molesting an underage boy is facing new charges.
Timothy Svea, 59, is charged with possession of child porn. The pictures were discovered by a computer repairman who notified police.
In 2002 Svea served 18-months in jail for an unrelated case where he molested an underage boy. He’d pled guilty to sexual assault of a minor, false imprisonment and exposing himself.
Svea had served in various Catholic groups in Wausau and Cashton. Since being released, he’d been living in Mosinee. His is required to register as a sex offender and remains under supervision by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Svea was charged Thursday with felony possession of child pornography. If convicted, he faces a modifier as a previous sex offender.
Future court dates have not been announced.
