MINNESOTA
CNN
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor
(CNN) The Catholic Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Tuesday denied an accusation of sexual abuse but said he has placed himself on voluntary leave of absence during an investigation.
Archbishop John Nienstedt said he learned this weekend that a young man he anointed in the Sacrament of Confirmation says the archbishop “inappropriately touched his buttocks during a public photo session following the ceremony.” The accuser says the incident happened in 2009, according to the archdiocese.
“I do not know the individual involved; he has not been made known to me,” Niendstedt said in a statement posted on the website of his archdiocese.
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