MASSACHUSETTS
Sentinel & Enterprise
By Nick Mallard, nmallard@sentinelandenterprise.com
POSTED: 01/27/2014
LANCASTER — The pastor at Immaculate Conception Parish has been placed on administrative leave by the Worcester Diocese following allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor.
Bishop Robert J. McManus informed the parish that a “credible allegation” from a victim placed the Rev. Edward P. Lettic in the misconduct incident from 40 years ago.
“It is the first and only report of an allegation of misconduct which we have received involving Father Lettic,” McManus told parishioners. “Because of the serious nature of the allegation, and consistent with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, I must relieve Father Lettic of his duties as pastor of the parish and to remove his faculties as a priest.”
Ray Delisle, director of communications for the Dioceses, said that an initial investigation into the allegations was enough to put Lettic on leave.
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