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Citizens Voice
BY JOSEPH KOHUT (STAFF WRITER)
Published: March 15, 2014
A former Diocese of Scranton priest, accused more than a decade ago of abusing local children in a federal sexual abuse lawsuit, is now second-in-command of a diocese in Paraguay.
Monsignor Carlos Urrutigoity was described as vicar general of the Diócesis de Ciudad del Este in a database of accused priests recently released by BishopAccountability.org, which seeks to hold U.S. bishops accountable to “civil, criminal and cannon law” by acting as a cache of documents detailing abuse.
Urrutigoity has been vicar general since February, the website states. A review of the Paraguayan diocese website confirms the leadership position.
An email to Urrutigoity in Paraguay was not returned.
Urrutigoity was a member of the Society of St. John, which was housed in the former St. Gregory’s Academy in Elmhurst before relocating to Shohola, Pike County. In 2002, a former academy student filed a federal suit against the then Revs. Urrutigoity and Eric Ensey claiming abuse. The Lackawanna County district attorney’s office began a criminal investigation that same year, but decided that the statute of limitations periods had expired for filing a criminal case against them.
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