Church Bishop Charged With Sexual Assault Of Child
MILWAUKEE — November 19,2010 – A bishop at a Milwaukee church was charged on Friday with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who attended his church. Police and prosecutors said they believe the claims made by the 14-year-old girl, who gave them detailed descriptions of the sexual assaults she said began when she was 11 years old.The girl said the assaults began at his north side home and in the office of Fox’s former church near Ninth and Burleigh streets.She told detectives they had “happened too many times for her to be able to put a number on it.”The girl said Bishop Joe Fox Sr., 60, assaulted her several times over the last three years.
Fox was arrested on Monday. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of more than 250 years in prison.