RHODE ISLAND
WPRI
Published : Sunday, 13 Jan 2013
By Neil Remiesiewicz
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — A Catholic priest in Warwick has resigned as pastor of a church after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced.
The Diocese of Providence has placed Father Barry Meehan, the pastor of St. Timothy’s in Warwick, on administrative leave after determining that the allegations regarding an incident occurring 25 years ago were credible. The allegations came to light recently and the Diocese reported them to the State Police.
Meehan has denied any wrongdoing.
Meehan was the pastor at St. Timothy’s since 2002 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1978, having served in several locations in Rhode Island since then.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.