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Priest in Falmouth area placed on leave after child sex abuse allegation; was previously convicted in Waltham embezzlement case
By Martin Finucane and Lisa Wangsness
| Globe Staff
A senior priest with a limited ministry in the Falmouth area has been placed on administrative leave after officials received an allegation of child sex abuse, the Archdiocese of Boston said today.
The allegation against the Rev. Joseph Byrne dates back to the early 1970s and was only recently reported to church officials, the archdiocese said in a statement.
The archdiocese said it had notified law enforcement and initiated a preliminary investigation into the complaint.
Byrne will be barred from ministering to the public until the preliminary investigation is finished.
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