MICHIGAN
The Macomb Daily
By Mitch Hotts
mitch.hotts@macombdaily.com; @mhotts
The longtime pastor of St. Peter Catholic Parish in Mount Clemens has been temporarily suspended from his priestly duties for failing to report an alleged sexual assault on a minor female on church property, according to the Archdiocese of Detroit.
The Rev. Michael Cooney’s suspension follows criminal charges being filed against a 19-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
Bishop Michael Byrnes, the auxiliary bishop for the Northeast Region of the archdiocese announced the suspension at all four weekend Masses, the archdiocese said in a news release.
“There is no allegation of abuse against Fr. Cooney. None. But the archdioceses does hold him accountable,” Byrnes said in the statement.
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