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	Priest Will Return to Parish He Is Found Not Guilty of Charges That He Harassed Female Co-Worker By Ernst Lamothe Jr. Democrat & Chronicle July 21, 2007 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070721/NEWS01/707210335/1002/NEWS The Rev. Peter Enyan-Boadu, a Roman Catholic priest who served as pastor of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Brockport, was found not guilty Friday of three counts of second-degree harassment and one count each of forcible touching and attempted forcible touching. The charges, all misdemeanors, were filed by a female co-worker on Nov. 5, 2006. The verdict was returned in Sweden Town Court. "It's very important to stress that he was found not guilty on all charges," said Cathy Cerame, temporary pastoral administrator for the church. "He is expected to return to (the church) as pastor." Enyan-Boadu voluntarily came to the police department on Nov. 10, then requested and was granted a personal leave of absence until disposition of the charges last year. The church is at 152 Main St. The Diocese of Rochester said Enyan-Boadu will return to his pastorate within the next few weeks. Enyan-Boadu is a native of Ghana, Africa, where he was ordained as a priest in 1984, the diocese said. He came to the United States in 1992 and was instituted as a priest of the Diocese of Rochester in 1998. Enyan-Boadu has served as pastor at Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary since 1999, the diocese said. Before that, Enyan-Boadu had served as assistant pastor at parishes in Rochester's 19th Ward and in the Charlotte area. He has been involved in church activities in Brockport celebrating migrant workers and Haitians, among other activities. Contact: ELAMOTHE@DemocratandChronicle.com
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