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News-Sentinel staff reports
Monday, January 27, 2014
Three more people have contacted the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend to report they allegedly were sexually abused as minors by the Rev. James F. Seculoff, the diocese reported on its website, www.diocesefwsb.org.
The alleged victims all came forward separately after published reports in mid-January that Seculoff, a Fort Wayne native, had been removed from public ministry after the diocese received what it determined to be a credible report he abused a minor about 40 years ago, the diocesan website said.
The diocese conducted preliminary investigations of the new reports and provided the results to the diocesan review board and to Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, the website said. No details were provided on whether the review board or Rhoades had reached any decisions or had taken any action.
The diocese followed the same process with the first allegation against Seculoff.
To protect the alleged victim in that case, who reported the abuse Dec. 16, the diocese declined to say if the person is male or female. The diocese also declined to say where within its boundaries the abuse allegedly took place.
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