Archdiocese of St. Louis suspends retired priest accused of sex abuse in 1980s

ST. LOUIS (MO)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

By Lilly Fowler lfowler@post-dispatch.com 314-340-82210

A former priest with the Archdiocese of St. Louis was sued Tuesday by a man accusing him of sexual abuse at St. George Parish in Affton 30 years ago.

Due to a recent sexual abuse allegation, the Archdiocese of St. Louis has suspended a retired priest.

The archdiocese announced today that it had suspended the Rev. John J. Ghio, who is alleged to have sexually abused a minor in the early 1980s.

Ghio retired in 2011 and currently resides in a monitored environment, according to a press release.

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