MASSACHUSETTS
MassLive
By Megan Bard, MassLive.com
on January 27, 2014
The Rev. Edward P. Lettic has been put on administrative leave following an allegation of sexual abuse of a child, which is alleged to have occurred 40 years ago, according to The Diocese of Worcester.
The Diocese of Worcester
The Diocese of Worcester has placed a long-term priest on administrative leave after a 40-year-old “credible allegation of sexual misconduct” was lodged against him recently, according to the bishop.
During Mass on Sunday at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Lancaster, Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus told parishioners that he has relieved Rev. Edward P. Lettic of his pastoral duties while the church investigates the allegations.
This is the first and only such allegation made against Lettic, McManus said in a news release.
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