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LANCASTER, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) — A Catholic priest has been put on administrative leave after the Bishop of Worcester announced he had been accused of a “credible allegation of sexual misconduct.”
The alleged abuse between a minor and Fr. Edward P. Lettic happened 40 years ago, Most Rev. Robert J. McManus announced on Sunday.
The victim came forward recently, McManus said, and the allegation was investigated by a Worcester diocese review committee.
“It is the first and only report of an allegation of misconduct which we have received involving Fr. Lettic,” McManus announced at Mass on Sunday. Because of the serious nature of the allegation…I must relieve Father Lettic of his duties as pastor of the parish and remove his faculties as a priest.”
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