AUSTIN (August 12, 2009)--The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin said Wednesday it received no formal complaints about John Anthony Okonski, 45, of Bremond, who evidently committed suicide after he was arrested and charged in the sexual assault of a teenager who said he was molested early Saturday morning in the restroom of a Waco theater.

Okonski was arrested early Saturday after a 15-year-old boy told a police officer who was working security at the Starplex Galaxy 16 Theater in Waco that he had been attacked in a restroom stall.

He was booked in the McLennan County Jail at 5:41 a.m. Saturday but was later released on a $30,000 bond.

He was found dead Sunday in a field near Kosse of what evidently was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Okonski, who was not married, and worked at a power plant outside of Bremond, was an active member of St. Mary Parish in Bremond, according to the statement the Austin Diocese issued Wednesday.

“In addition to various liturgical duties, Mr. Okonski occasionally volunteered as a driver for the parish’s youth ministry; however, he is not a youth minister at the parish,” the statement said.

“The Diocese of Austin has not received any formal complaints involving Mr. Okonski,” the statement said.