MASSACHUSETTS
Patch
By Casey Meserve
The lawyer for a Plymouth priest placed on leave by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston pending an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse dating to the early 1980s said his client has been wrongly accused.
William Sullivan, the lawyer who represents the Rev. James E. Braley, said the charge is “unsupported, inaccurate and untruthful.”
Sullivan said Braley, who served in Braintree at Archbishop Williams High School in the 1980s, was shocked to learn of the allegation and wants to clear his name. He said that Braley has received support from his parishioners.
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