CHICAGO (IL)
Chicago Sun-Times
[with video]
BY FRANCINE KNOWLES Religion Reporter April 21, 2014
The Cook County Sheriff’s office said Monday it has resumed investigating a Catholic priest just days after the Archdiocese of Chicago announced that a sexual abuse allegation against the priest was unfounded.
The Rev. Michael W. O’Connell was reinstated last week to active ministry as pastor of St. Alphonsus on the North Side.
The sheriff’s office declined to say what prompted the new investigation but it comes as a former Illinois resident appeared at a news conference Monday. The man, who refused to identify himself, alleged he witnessed O’Connell behaving improperly at a south suburban gym years ago.
The man said he reported the incident to authorities Monday but did not tell police or the archdiocese at the time.
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