Metro

Bx. priest, 87, in molest rap

An 87-year-old Catholic priest was charged yesterday with molesting and inappropriately touching a 16-year-old girl three times this week at Nativity of Our Blessed Lady Church in The Bronx, The Post has learned.

The Rev. Jaime Duenas allegedly molested the girl Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, sources said.

In a statement released this morning, the Archdiocese of New York said Duenas had been suspended.

“He will leave the parish and not be permitted to function as a priest, at least until the matter is resolved,” the statement read. “A thorough review of his file indicates that there have been no allegations of such behavior brought against him in the past.”