CANADA
Metro
By Staff The Canadian Press
SYDNEY, N.S. – A Roman Catholic priest who was under investigation at a drug rehabilitation centre where he worked in Cape Breton says he is relieved that police have dropped the case.
Rev. Paul Abbass says in a statement Tuesday he was told by the police that they had concluded the investigation and will not be laying any criminal charges.
He says he was “pleased and relieved” that the matter involving his work as executive director at Talbot House has been resolved, adding that it had been an intensely difficult time for him.
But Abbass says he is disappointed with the way the Department of Community Services was handling a review of the facility, which has since closed, but he didn’t elaborate.
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