Former Schaumburg priest named to Chicago archdiocese abuse list

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Daily Herald

The Chicago Archdiocese has added a former Roman Catholic priest at a Schaumburg church to its updated list of clergy who have substantiated allegations of abuse against them, the Chicago Tribune is reporting.

Joseph Wilk, the former pastor of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Schaumburg, was accused of abusing a 10-year-old in 1995, the Tribune is reporting.

Archdiocese officials on Wednesday confirmed the addition of Wilk’s name to a list of priests who have substantiated claims of abuse against them, the Tribune reports on their website.

Wilk resigned from the priesthood in 2010, the Tribune reports.

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