WASHINGTON
The Spokesman-Review
Archbishop Blase Cupich has removed a retired Spokane Catholic priest from ministry following accusations that he sexually abused a child decades ago.
It is the second time in 12 years that the Rev. Dan Wetzler has fallen under scrutiny and been removed.
The decision last month by Cupich was published by the Inland Register, the newspaper of the Spokane Catholic Diocese. Wetzler last served at St. Paschal Parish in Spokane from 1992 to 2002.
The first time allegations surfaced he declared his innocence and the church investigated. He was publicly exonerated.
Another allegation from a different person who claimed he was abused as a minor has since been made and the Diocesan Review Board found the complaint to be credible. Cupich then acted on the finding.
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