( CNN ) -- A Catholic priest in Waterford , Connecticut , has been charged with possession of child pornography , according to a statement Tuesday from Waterford police . Dennis Carey , 66 , who resigned recently as the pastor at St. Paul Parish Rectory in Waterford , was originally held on $ 100,000 bond after appearing Tuesday in New London Superior Court , the statement said . The court appearance was a bond hearing and no plea was entered , according to CNN affiliate WFSB . CNN affiliate WTNH reported that Carey was later released on bond . `` It 's an addiction that he 's going through and he needs help for it , '' Carey 's attorney , Ron Stevens , told WTNH . `` And as he mentioned in court , he said to ( the judge ) ' I need help and I want help . ' `` `` There 's no allegations here of any inappropriate touching of children or anything of that nature , '' Stevens said . Landmark sex abuse case : Catholic cleric remains in Pennsylvania jail . `` He feels very , very , very bad about it . He has an appointment this afternoon with a psychiatrist , '' the attorney said . `` He 's going to look for forgiveness . '' Waterford police said they arrested Carey on Monday . According to the police statement , the investigation began in May after America Online ( AOL ) submitted a report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children `` concerning suspected child pornography that had been sent using an AOL email account . '' The probe started in Los Angeles , but then led `` to a possible suspect residing in the state of Connecticut , '' where authorities seized evidence at the St. Paul Parish Rectory . `` These allegations are extremely serious and run contrary to everything we believe as a church , '' said Catholic Bishop Michael R. Cote of the Diocese of Norwich , Connecticut . `` To exploit children in that fashion is absolutely reprehensible . '' Watch : Alleged abuse victim attacks priest . CNN 's Julia Greenberg contributed to this report .
Attorney : `` There 's no allegations ... of any inappropriate touching of children '' Dennis Carey was arrested Monday , Waterford , Connecticut , police say . He is charged with two counts of sexual abuse and one count each of unlawful contact with a minor and criminal attempt to commit an act involving the use of force or violence against a child under 14 years old