Kansas Priest Accused of Sexual Misconduct 30 Years Ago

KANSAS CITY (KS)
Fox 4

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A priest who served at St. Agnes Parish in Roeland Park, Kansas, has been relieved of his duties because of a sexual abuse accusation made against him by a former parishoner.

A 45-year old Kansas City, Kansas man claims Father John Wisner inappropriately touched him 30 years ago when the man was 15 years old.

Wisner denies the charges. The archdiocese says it has contacted local police and the chairman of the Independent Review Board. The archdiocese says it has no record of any other allegations of sexual misconduct raised against Father Wisner in his forty years of ministry.

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