CONNECTICUT
Republican-American
BY DESTINY LOPEZ REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WATERBURY — The Rev. Jeremiah Murasso of Blessed Sacrament Church and the Shrine of St. Anne will return to ministry after accusations of sexually abusing a minor were found insubstantial by the church.
The Archdiocese of Hartford said in a release Monday it “conducted an extensive and thorough investigation” of the sexual abuse allegations made this past summer and found the accusations without basis.
Attempts to reach Murasso were unsuccessful Tuesday afternoon.
In a statement last June, the archdiocese said the alleged abuse took place 20 years ago while Murasso was serving as director of St. Francis Home for Children in New Haven. The orphanage, also known as Highland Heights, closed in September 2012 after more than 160 years of service.
Established procedures prompted the archdiocese to place Murasso on administrative leave for six months while the allegations were being investigated.
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