WISCONSIN
JRN
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By Katie Crowther. CREATED Jan 5, 2015
MILWAUKEE — A Catholic priest from Milwaukee has been removed from teaching and coaching duties at a school in New York City. He’s being investigated for sexual abuse of minors.
Father Robert Harrison has been barred from public ministry. He’s currently at professional facility where he cannot have any contact with minors.
Harrison, 77, was one of Milwaukee’s first African-American priests. He was also the first black priest ordained by the Capuchins for service in the Milwaukee area.
According to Colleen Crane, a spokesperson for the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph, Harrison admitted to the abuse during an investigation into his finances. Harrison allegedly told his superiors that the abuse occurred in various private residences during his early career in Milwaukee, during the 1970’s and 1980’s.
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