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John Shore: Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State writes IRS about Pastor Charles Worley

Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, has written a letter to Lois G. Lerner, director of the IRS's Exempt Organizations Division, in which he requests that Ms. Lerner consider that in this sermon Pastor Charles Worley violated federal law by intervening in an election.

Dated May 23, 2012, Mr. Lynn's letter reads:

Lois G. Lerner, Director
Exempt Organizations Division
Internal Revenue Service
1111 Constitution Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20224

Dear Ms. Lerner,

I am writing today with information about a church in Maiden, N.C., that I believe has violated
federal law by intervening in an election.

On May 13, Pastor Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church delivered a sermon denouncing President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage.

During his remarks, Worley suggested quarantining gays and lesbians and allowing them to die. These hateful and repugnant statements attracted much media attention. (See news story enclosed.) But it should not be overlooked that Worley's comments also included a partisan appeal related to the November election.

Worley referred to "our president getting up and saying that it was all right for two women to marry or two men to marry" and added, "I was disappointed bad." He then went on to say, "Someone said, 'Who ya gonna vote for?' I ain't gonna vote for a baby killer and a homosexual lover. You said, 'Did you mean to say that?' You better believe I did."

In context, it is clear that Worley is urging congregants to vote against Obama in the presidential election.

As you know, federal tax law prohibits churches and other 501(c)(3) nonprofits from intervening in elections on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. When the top official of a religious organization - the chief pastor of the church - issues an appeal to congregants from the pulpit during a worship service in the strongest possible terms to vote against a candidate, it is clearly intervention in an election.

Church leaders seem to realize that the sermon is problematic. It has been removed from the church's website, and in fact the church's entire website is (as of today) no longer online.

The relevant portion of the sermon, however, is widely available on You Tube. I collected it today at the following sites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2n7vSPwhSU&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2839yEazcs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TvvRlweyl0

You can also find it simply by searching YouTube for "Charles Worley."

I believe Pastor Worley's comments represent a clear violation of federal law. I urge you to investigate this matter.

Sincerely,

Barry W. Lynn

Executive Director
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
1301 K Street NW, Suite 850E
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 466-3234
Fax: (202) 466-2587
americansunited@au.org

You can view the letter on AU's website here.

I think Mr. Lynn's letter could prove to be the snowball that finally starts the avalanche that ultimately wipes out political proselytizing from the pulpit of American churches.

From Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Service Tax Code (which is the part that applies to churches):

Organizations that are exempt from in?come tax under section 501(a) of the In?ternal Revenue Code as organizations described in section 501(c)(3) may not par?ticipate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public of?fice.

...

Section 1.501(c)(3)-1(c)(3)(i) of the In?come Tax Regulations states that an organization is not operated exclusively for one or more exempt purposes if it is an "action" organization.

Section 1.501(c)(3)-1(c)(3)(iii) of the regulations defines an "action" organiza?tion as an organization that participates or intervenes, directly or indirectly, in any po? litical campaign on behalf of or in opposi?tion to any candidate for public office. ... The reg?ulations further provide that activities that constitute participation or intervention in a political campaign on behalf of or in op?position to a candidate include, but are not limited to, the publication or distribution of written statements or the making of oral statements on behalf of or in opposition to such a candidate.

...

For their or?ganizations to remain tax exempt under section 501(c)(3), leaders cannot make partisan comments in official organization publications or at official functions of the organization.

...

Section 501(c)(3) organizations must avoid any issue advocacy that functions as political campaign intervention. Even if a statement does not expressly tell an audience to vote for or against a specific candidate, an organization delivering the statement is at risk of violating the polit?ical campaign intervention prohibition if there is any message favoring or opposing a candidate. A statement can identify a candidate not only by stating the candi?date's name but also by other means such as showing a picture of the candidate, referring to political party affiliations, or other distinctive features of a candidate' s platform or biography. All the facts and circumstances need to be considered to determine if the advocacy is political campaign intervention.

Key factors in determining whether a communication results in political cam?paign intervention include the following:

? Whether the statement identifies one or more candidates for a given public office;

? Whether the statement expresses ap?proval or disapproval for one or more candidates' positions and/or actions;

? Whether the statement is delivered close in time to the election;

? Whether the statement makes refer?ence to voting or an election;

? Whether the issue addressed in the communication has been raised as an issue distinguishing candidates for a given office;

? Whether the communication is part of an ongoing series of communications by the organization on the same issue that are made independent of the tim?ing of any election; and

? Whether the timing of the communi?cation and identification of the candi? date are related to a non-electoral event such as a scheduled vote on specific legislation by an officeholder who also happens to be a candidate for public of?fice.

A communication is particularly at risk of political campaign intervention when it makes reference to candidates or voting in a specific upcoming election.

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New telescope to be in South Africa, Australia

In this time exposure photo taken Monday, April 2, 2012, the moon and stars are seen above telescope dishes near the Karoo town of Carnarvon, South Africa, which is announced Friday May 25, 2012, as the site of the proposed Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project. A giant radio telescope made up of some 3,000 separate 15-meter (49-foot) diameter dishes and intended to help scientists answer fundamental questions about the make-up of the universe will be built and based in both Australia and South Africa, the international consortium overseeing the project announced Friday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) EDS NOTE: TIME EXPOSURE CAUSING BLUR AS TELESCOPE DISHES MOVE

In this time exposure photo taken Monday, April 2, 2012, the moon and stars are seen above telescope dishes near the Karoo town of Carnarvon, South Africa, which is announced Friday May 25, 2012, as the site of the proposed Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project. A giant radio telescope made up of some 3,000 separate 15-meter (49-foot) diameter dishes and intended to help scientists answer fundamental questions about the make-up of the universe will be built and based in both Australia and South Africa, the international consortium overseeing the project announced Friday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) EDS NOTE: TIME EXPOSURE CAUSING BLUR AS TELESCOPE DISHES MOVE

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In this time exposure photo taken Monday, April 2, 2012, stars are seen above telescope dishes near the Karoo town of Carnarvon, South Africa, which is announced Friday May 25, 2012, as the site of the proposed Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project. A giant radio telescope made up of some 3,000 separate 15-meter (49-foot) diameter dishes and intended to help scientists answer fundamental questions about the make-up of the universe will be built and based in both Australia and South Africa, the international consortium overseeing the project announced Friday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) EDS NOTE: TIME EXPOSURE CAUSING BLUR AS TELESCOPE DISHES MOVE

In this time exposure photo taken Tuesday, April 3, 2012, stars are seen above telescope dishes near the Karoo town of Carnarvon, South Africa, which is announced Friday May 25, 2012, as the site of the proposed Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project. A giant radio telescope made up of some 3,000 separate 15-meter (49-foot) diameter dishes and intended to help scientists answer fundamental questions about the make-up of the universe will be built and based in both Australia and South Africa, the international consortium overseeing the project announced Friday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) EDS NOTE: TIME EXPOSURE CAUSING BLUR AS TELESCOPE DISHES MOVE

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ? Australia and South Africa will share hosting of a giant radio telescope made up of thousands of separate dishes and intended to help scientists figure out the make-up of the universe, the international consortium overseeing the project announced Friday.

South Africa led an African consortium that included Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia, and telescopes will be erected in all its partners. In South Africa, dishes will be added to a remote site in the arid Karoo desert where a smaller radio telescope project already is under way.

South Africa and Australia, which partnered with New Zealand in bidding for the project, had competed fiercely. South Africa claimed victory Friday, saying it got two of the projects three major components.

"We may feel slightly disappointed that we didn't get the whole thing. But I think one should emphasize that we did get most of it," said Justin Jonas, the chief South African scientist on the project. "Two-thirds of the biggest instrument in the world is still the biggest instrument in the world."

South Africa's science minister Naledi Pandor and scientists who had prepared the country's bid celebrated with an Africa-shaped cake at a news conference in South Africa's capital.

"This marks a real turning point in Africa, where we are becoming a destination for science and engineering, and not just a place where there are resources and tourism opportunities," Jonas added.

Australia also welcomed the split decision.

"It is an outstanding result for the Australia-New Zealand bid after many years of preparation and an intensive international process," said Sen. Chris Evans, Australia's science minister.

The Square Kilometer Array telescope will be 50 times more sensitive and scan the sky 10,000 times faster than any existing telescope. It requires huge open spaces with very few humans.

John Womersley, chair of the consortium's board, said the telescope will help scientists answer key questions: "Where do we come from? Where are we going? What is this universe we live in?"

"We don't understand what 96 percent of our universe is made of," he said.

The organization said dividing construction of the telescope will "maximize on investments already made by both Australia and South Africa."

Womersley said that splitting construction between the two nations will likely add around 10 percent to the ?350 million ($439 million) cost of the first phase of building the giant telescope. But he said there would be a payoff for astronomers.

"It delivers more science in phase one. The capabilities of this instrument are greater than the original design," Womersley said.

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Associated Press writer Mike Corder contributed from Amsterdam.

Associated Press

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Guest Post: Cleaning, Caulking And Caring For Your New Home ...

You have just moved into a new home, and cannot wait to get into decorating and personalizing. Now is also the time to size up everything and figure out what fixing or alterations need to be done. Not only will some repairing be in order, you will also need to carry out some basic home care tasks to comfortably get you through the coming seasons.

• First off, set about checking all the door and window locks in your home. It would be a good idea to replace the locks with new ones ? one can always be in doubt about who may have owned a set of keys from beforehand.
• Check all wooden areas like patio decks for moisture presence. Use deck treatment or polish at least once every two years.
• Search for any cracks in window trim and on all sides of your house; this is the place where moisture can silently seep in and damage foundations. Apply caulk to window cracks to seal them up securely.
• Clean up the gutters and drain pipes where leaves may be clogged. If winter is approaching, you should drain out the outside taps to prevent them from bursting.
• Look for leaks on the roof and around the chimney, skylights and any vents. You should get them repaired before the rainy season causes any damage.
• Repainting is a must. Get high quality paint with a higher amount of titanium dioxide so that it lasts longer. Interior painting is also a good idea before you completely move in ? all the room walls could usually take a fresh coat of paint, and you can also change colors as you wish.
• If you have a wood-stove, have the chimney inspected and cleaned up. Wood by-product accumulate can be harmful if left unchecked year after year.
• Even a gas-burning stove requires yearly maintenance for cleaning, and damage inspection by a certified gas technician.
• Take care of all sanitary parts in the bathrooms. Replace washers of the taps and fix leaky faucets.
• You can also clean up the locks with WD40 lubricant to remove all dirt and then call in a locksmith service. They can rekey any lock so you will have a new set of keys for the same lock and no worry about previous key owners.
• Any leakage near the toilet will be indicated by discoloration on the floor part that is in contact with the bottom of the toilet.
• Use polyurethane caulk to seal bathtub cracks between the tub and floor, and the surrounding of the tub.

Following all these tips is paramount to taking proper care of the house you have newly moved into so as to make it a ?home?. Security measures, other than using lock fixing services include checking of batteries and operation of:

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Romney?s Most Important Demographic

Mitt Romney?s visit to an inner-city, predominantly African-American West Philadelphia charter school Thursday looked like a curious move for his campaign, pitching his message of education reform.

The images of Romney were, at times, awkward, and he faced a far-from-friendly crowd inside and a crop of protesters outside.?But to understand the Romney campaign?s decision, look no further than the key demographic group he needs to win over to defeat President Obama: college-educated white voters, particularly women. (National Journal?s Ron Brownstein deems them Obama's??last line of defense.?)

Obama will win overwhelming numbers of African-American voters, even if their turnout level dips slightly from 2008.? But it?s the affluent suburban voter that?s most receptive to a campaign catering to diversity.?It?s why so many of the potential vice-presidential picks ? Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez ? don?t look like the Democratic stereotype of the white Republican male.?Brookings analyst Bill Galston told The Washington Post today: ?Suburban voters will be a real battleground, and upscale white voters like to think of themselves as tolerant and they won?t vote for a candidate that is seen as exclusionary, and the Romney folks must be aware of that.?

Polls currently show Obama in very poor shape with working-class whites, performing well with minority voters, and with college-educated whites in the middle. The white, upscale professionals are very winnable for Romney, but they still haven?t broken from Obama.?The Romney campaign believes that the main way to win them over is to contrast Obama?s post-partisan promise with the economic reality of 2012.?But also expect Romney to appeal to them by making a play for minority voters that the Republican party has often overlooked, through policies like school choice (and, in all likelihood, a far different tone on immigration than he showed in the primaries).

Romney will not win the support of most minority voters, but by pitching a message that doesn?t rule them out, he could end up winning the demographic group that matters most.

?Josh Kraushaar, Hotline Executive Editor?

NATIONAL JOURNAL?S PRIMARY REPORT

Romney Slow to Engage in the Battle For the Hispanic Vote
[National Journal, 5/25/12] So far, Obama is crushing Romney in the battle over the Hispanic vote: The president has invested $1 million in Spanish-language media over the last five weeks, while Romney has spent only $13,000 since he clinched the nomination. And while Obama?s ads are specifically targeted to a Hispanic audience, Romney?s are exactly the same as his ads in English ? just translated into Spanish.

Obama vs. Romney: How Big a Government?
[National Journal, 5/24/12] Few issues illuminate the presidential candidates? wildly divergent views on the appropriate size and role of the federal government more than taxes, spending, and the deficit. National Journal?s Nancy Cook explores how Romney and Obama differ on fiscal policy.

Romney Holds Key Advantage Among Financially Struggling White Voters
[Washington Post, 5/25/12] The newest Washington Post/ABC News polls shows Romney holding significant advantages over Obama among white voters who are struggling financially and buffeted by job loss. In an election year in which the economy ranks as America?s top concern, this margin could mean disaster for the president.

Rejected Ideas From Romney?s ?Day One? Ad
[Funny or Die, 5/24/12] Funny or Die has some fun with Romney?s first commercials of the general election campaign. From ?Pin Joe Biden to the ground, shave his fruity haircut,? to ?Avoid saying ?I don?t feel feelings?? here are some lines that didn?t make the cut.

Are Romney and Obama Competing for the Austerity Prize??NEW!
[TPM, 5/25/12] Obama, Romney, and their surrogates on Capitol Hill are locked in a battle over which candidate and which party will more quickly and effectively reduce the deficit ? the opposite of what economists say we need.

Obama?s Checklist
[National Journal, 5/24/12] For each group central to his electoral coalition, Obama has either instigated or escalated conflicts with the GOP on symbolically powerful wedge issues. But National Journal?s Ron Brownstein writes that the president also needs to lay out a second-term agenda.

Unleash Biden!
[National Review, 5/25/12] Rich Lowry writes that an over-the-top VP with little regard for nuance or truth makes him the ideal attack dog ? but the worst possible surrogate.

Column: Romney?s Moment
[Wall Street Journal, 5/24/12] In an interview with WSJ?s Peggy Noonan, Romney opens up about the difference between the Romney in 2008 and the Romney now, his routine before rallies and town halls, and his iPad.

Obama Stumbles Out of the Gate
[Politico, 5/25/12] Since Obama officially launched his re-election campaign three weeks ago, the president, not Romney, is the one with the muddled message ? and the one who often comes across as badly political. Most surprisingly, the president is also the one falling behind in fundraising.

Obama?s Rush to Define Romney
[National Journal, 5/24/12] Let?s face it: Obama is the guy we want to have a beer with. But being a regular guy doesn?t win elections in an economy as stubbornly resistant to recovery as this one seems to be ? or does it? National Journal?s Jackie Koszczuk weighs in.

Romney?s Quiet Campaign For African-American Votes
[Washington Post, 5/24/12] Romney?s camp has been quietly laying the groundwork for an outreach effort to Obama?s most loyal supporters, black voters. But that plan clashed with political realities on the ground in West Philadelphia on Thursday.

Obama Campaign Gets Wise to GOP Twitter Tricks?
[National Journal, 5/24/12] Obama announced a seemingly-impromptu Twitter Q&A on Thursday night that actually turned out to be carefully planned, but the last-minute announcement allowed Obama to avoid Republicans taking over the conversation on social media.

Obama's Last Line of Defense?
[National Journal, 5/24/12] As Ron Brownstein writes, Obama's support among socially-liberal, upscale white women, as well as minorities, could cushion him against a large loss among all other white voters.

Herman Cain?s Business Machine Grows
[Politico, 5/24/12] Herman Cain is applying the same relentless promotional skills he displayed on the campaign trail to building a sprawling political-business machine to keep 9-9-9 in the national conversation. But Cain Inc. is running into problems, like debt and a reported federal investigations into other nonprofits associated with the former GOP candidate.

Can Romney?s Few Beat Obama?s Many?
[National Journal, 5/24/12] Is it better to have many donors who give a little, or few donors who give a lot? National Journal?s Jack Farrell weighs in on this crucial question for the Romney and Obama campaigns.

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Man arrested in disappearance of NYC boy Etan Patz

This undated file image provided Friday, May 28, 2010 by Stanley K. Patz shows a flyer distributed by the New York Police Department of Patz's son Etan who vanished in New York on May 25, 1979. New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly said Thursday May 24, 2010, that a person who's in custody has implicated himself in the disappearance and death of Etan Patz, (AP Photo/Courtesy NYPD/file) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, FOR USE ONLY IN ILLUSTRATING EDITORIAL STORIES REGARDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ETAN PATZ OR OTHER MISSING CHILDREN

This undated file image provided Friday, May 28, 2010 by Stanley K. Patz shows a flyer distributed by the New York Police Department of Patz's son Etan who vanished in New York on May 25, 1979. New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly said Thursday May 24, 2010, that a person who's in custody has implicated himself in the disappearance and death of Etan Patz, (AP Photo/Courtesy NYPD/file) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, FOR USE ONLY IN ILLUSTRATING EDITORIAL STORIES REGARDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ETAN PATZ OR OTHER MISSING CHILDREN

New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly speaks during a news conference Thursday, May 24, 2012, in New York. Pedro Hernandez has implicated himself in the death of 6-year-old Etan?Patz, whose disappearance 33 years ago on his way to school helped launch a missing children's movement that put kids' faces on milk cartons, Kelly said. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly speaks during a news conference Thursday, May 24, 2012, in New York. Pedro Hernandez has implicated himself in the death of 6-year-old Etan?Patz, whose disappearance 33 years ago on his way to school helped launch a missing children's movement that put kids' faces on milk cartons, Kelly said. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly speaks during a news conference Thursday, May 24, 2012, in New York. Pedro Hernandez has implicated himself in the death of 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose disappearance 33 years ago on his way to school helped launch a missing children's movement that put kids' faces on milk cartons. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly leaves a news conference Thursday, May 24, 2012, in New York. Pedro Hernandez has implicated himself in the death of 6-year-old Etan?Patz, whose disappearance 33 years ago on his way to school helped launch a missing children's movement that put kids' faces on milk cartons, Kelly said. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NEW YORK (AP) ? The timing couldn't have been more symbolic: On the eve of National Missing Children's Day, police said they'd at last cracked the case that started it ? the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz.

After decades of inconclusive clues and stalled hopes, a former convenience-store stock clerk was arrested Thursday on a charge of murdering Etan, one of the first missing children ever to appear on a milk carton. He vanished while walking to his school bus stop alone for the first time.

Pedro Hernandez, 51, told investigators this week he lured the little boy into the shop with the promise of a soda, then led him to the basement, choked him and put his body in a bag with some trash about a block away, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. Investigators hadn't determined any motive, he said.

Kelly said there is no physical evidence. But authorities say they have a detailed, signed confession, as well as accounts of incriminating remarks Hernandez made to others.

Hernandez didn't yet have a lawyer, police said. An arraignment was expected Friday afternoon.

While the arrest marked only the start of what could be a complex court case, it was a stunning turn in one of the nation's most tortuous and baffling missing-children cases. Police had been aware of Hernandez, as the shop was in Etan's neighborhood, but had never before eyed the married father as a suspect. Another man had long been the prime suspect, and investigators questioned yet a third man as recently as last month.

All the while, Stan and Julie Patz have stayed in same downtown Manhattan apartment, never even changing their phone number in case their vanished son tried to call.

"We can only hope," Kelly said, "that these developments bring some measure of peace to the family."

The Patzes and a lawyer for them didn't immediately return calls Thursday.

At Hernandez' home in Maple Shade, N.J., no one answered the door Thursday night. Neighbors said they were surprised at his arrest.

"I knew the guy. He was not a problem. His family was great people," said Dan Wollick, 71, who rents an apartment in Hernandez' home. "He didn't bother anybody."

The arrest ? the first ever in the case ? was a long-sought grail for authorities, including Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., who announced he was renewing the investigation shortly after he took office in 2010.

His office, which declined to comment Thursday, will now move on to the work of prosecuting a 33-year-old case in which no body has ever been found. Prosecutors will likely look to amass witness statements or other evidence to support Hernandez' account.

Etan vanished on May 25, 1979, in New York's busy SoHo neighborhood, which was edgier then than the swath of chic boutiques it is now.

Police conducted an exhaustive search amid a crush of media attention. Thousands of fliers of the sandy-haired boy with the toothy grin were plastered around the city. Buildings were canvassed and hundreds of people interviewed.

The disappearance ushered in an era of anxiety about leaving children unsupervised, and President Ronald Reagan designated the anniversary as National Missing Children's Day in 1983.

Detectives are often inundated with hoaxes, false leads and possible sightings around the anniversary. But Kelly said they had probable cause to believe Hernandez's story was true, because of specific details he gave to police.

Hernandez, who had worked at the convenience store for about a month and lived nearby, wasn't questioned at the outset, Kelly said. Days after Etan vanished, Hernandez left that job and moved to New Jersey, where he had relatives, the commissioner said.

Hernandez worked in construction until he suffered a back injury in 1993 and has since received disability payments, Kelly said. He said Hernandez, who has a teenage daughter, had no criminal record.

But he told a relative and others, as far back as 1981, that he had "done something bad" and killed an unnamed child in New York City, according to Kelly. Police learned that only recently, when a tipster ? not a relative ? pointed police to Hernandez, after a search of a basement near Patz' home last month hurtled the case back into the news, Kelly said.

Police took him into custody Wednesday night, and after several hours of questioning, he provided a signed confession, Kelly said.

"He was remorseful, and I think the detectives thought that it was a feeling of relief on his part," the commissioner said.

Earlier leads had arisen and stalled, at one point taking investigators as far as Israel to track reported sightings of Etan.

For most of the past decade, the investigation focused on Jose Ramos, a convicted child molester now in prison in Pennsylvania. He had been dating Etan's baby sitter.

A civil judge found him to be responsible for the boy's disappearance and presumed death, largely because he refused to answer some questions under oath, but he was never criminally charged. He might be able to get the civil judgment reviewed now.

A few weeks ago, investigators excavated a basement down the street from the Patz apartment but found no human remains. They questioned a handyman who had a workspace in the cellar in 1979. But he was not named as a suspect and denied any involvement in the boy's disappearance.

Finally, on Thursday, police told Patz' parents they had honed in on Hernandez.

"Mr. Patz was taken aback, a little surprised, and I would say overwhelmed, to a degree," Lt. Christopher Zimmerman said. " ... He was a little surprised, but I think after everything Mr. Patz has gone through, he handled it very well."

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Associated Press writers Deepti Hajela, Tom Hays and Karen Matthews in New York and Geoff Mulvihill in Maple Shade, N.J., contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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