PENNSYLVANIA
Times-Tribune
Scranton Bishop Joseph C. Bambera kept faith with his flock Sunday when he asked parishioners at numerous parishes to contact the Lackawanna County district attorney’s office if they had any information about suspected inappropriate conduct by the Rev. William J. Paulish.
Father Paulish was charged with several crimes for his alleged sexual conduct with a minor, after security officers at Penn State’s Worthington Scranton campus and Dunmore Police found him in his car with a 15-year-old boy.
Bishop Bambera’s letter was read Sunday at numerous parishes where Father Paulish had served since his ordination in 1988. Between then and his arrest Friday, he had 15 assignments across the diocese. Prior to his ordination, he had been a therapist at Lourdesmont, a center for troubled adolescents.
While reaching out to parishioners where Father Paulish had been assigned, the diocese has declined to comment on his frequent reassignments and unexplained leaves of absence.
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.