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Poughkeepsie Journal
Abbott Brant, Poughkeepsie Journal September 7, 2016
A local pastor has been removed from two Dutchess County churches after an allegation that he sexually abused a minor 30 years ago.
Rev. Anthony Giuliano, pastor of Saint John the Evangelist parish in Pawling and Saint Charles Borromeo parish in Dover Plains, has been instructed by the Archdioces of New York to not act as a priest after a man came forward last month and accused Guiliano of sexually abusing him sometime in the mid-1980s.
The letters, written by Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York Gerald Walsh, were sent to parishioners of each church on Aug. 31 informing them of Guiliano’s removal while an investigation by law enforcement takes place.
According to the letters, while the allegation has “not yet been substantiated,” it is “found to be credible.” Guiliano is denying the claim, according to the archdioceses.
Bishop Peter Byrne, an auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese and the Vicar for Dutchess County, celebrated a Mass at both St. John and St. Charles on Sunday, according to Joseph Zwilling, director of communications for the Archdiocese of New York.
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