CANADA
Winnipeg Free Press
By: The Canadian Press
HALIFAX – A priest who heads a rehabilitation centre for recovering addicts in Cape Breton has stepped down after a complaint was filed against him.
Officials with Talbot House said today that Rev. Paul Abbass has taken a leave of absence from his position as executive director of the facility, but offered no details on the nature of the complaint.
The board of directors says in a statement it is investigating the complaint, which they became aware of through the province’s Department of Community Services.
Abbass has also given up his duties as the spokesman for the Diocese of Antigonish, which was led by Bishop Raymond Lahey until he stepped down after being charged with importing child pornography.
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