INDIANA
WANE
Published : Thursday, 20 Jun 2013
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A Catholic priest removed from a Fort Wayne parish after being accused of sexual abuse in Africa about 20 years ago coached soccer in Uganda about that time.
Ugandan native Vee Batu told The Journal Gazette for a story Thursday that the Rev. Cornelius Ryan was a “renowned high school soccer coach” at St. Henry’s College in Masaka, Uganda, from 1991 until 1994 or 1995. Batu expressed disbelief at the sexual abuse allegation.
A directory of Holy Cross priests says the 76-year-old Ryan was ordained in 1966 and based in Fort Portal, Uganda, from 1967 until 1999. He then spent time in Kenya before returning to the order’s provincial house in South Bend.
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