ALABAMA
WPMI
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TILLMAN’S CORNER, Ala. (WPMI) The priest at St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church is on administrative leave after allegations of sex abuse surfaced.
A now 34-year-old woman said the alleged act happened in her home in 1989.
The allegations against Father James Havens were reported to the District Attorney’s Office last week. But DA Ashley Rich told Local 15 on Tuesday that it’s just too early in the investigation for her to comment.
No charges have been filed.
But Archbishop Thomas Rodi opened up about the allegations and he’s taking them very seriously.
Rodi said last Wednesday a 34-year-old woman met with the director for child protection and told him that she was sexually abused at her home when she was just 11-years-old.
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