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CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A priest in Beaver County has been placed on administrative leave while a claim of sexual abuse is investigated.

According to a statement from the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Father John Fitzgerald, 66, is the subject of the investigation.

Fitzgerald is currently the pastor at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Conway.

The investigation stems from the claims that the victim was abused in the 1990s.

Fitzgerald denies the claims and has had no previous allegations of sexual abuse.