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by Briana Barker | Reporter Published: June 10, 2015
Northfield Center — A national group has asked Cleveland Catholic Diocese Bishop Richard Lennon to visit St. Barnabas Catholic Church to evaluate and “punish” the Rev. Ralph Wiatrowski for his support of a man convicted of child pornography related charges.
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests stated in a letter to Bishop Lennon it released June 4 that “Wiatrowski must be publicly punished for trying to keep a convicted predator walking free, and for siding with a guilty friend over innocent children.”
The letter called for the discipline of the Rev. Wiatrowski for the letter he wrote April 13 asking the court for leniency on behalf of former Nordonia Hills School Board President Steve Bittel, who pleaded guilty in March to felony charges related to child pornography and a police standoff he initiated last September. The Rev. Wiatrowski had also appeared in court on Bittel’s behalf.
The Rev. Wiatrowski did not return calls by press time. He told the News Leader in May that he thinks his actions have been misconstrued.
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