CONNECTICUT
The Hartford Courant
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY, cdempsey@courant.com
4:19 p.m. EDT, July 15, 2013
HARTFORD — A priest who led police to an 18-year-old who then was arrested on bomb-making charges has been placed on leave by the Catholic Church after being accused of sexually abusing a minor, the Hartford Diocese said Monday.
Maria Zone, spokeswoman for the diocese, said the state Department of Children and Families has received a complaint of sexual abuse of a minor involving the Rev. Paul Gotta, administrator of St. Philip and St. Catherine churches, both in East Windsor.
Police also are investigating the allegation, she said in a written statement.
“The Archdiocese of Hartford has a protocol in place when such an allegation is made,” Zone said in the statement. “That protocol has been followed and Father Gotta has been placed on administrative leave until the matter is resolved through the legal system.”
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