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ROME, N.Y. — Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said that after investigating the allegations made against a Catholic priest in Central New York they found no proof, evidence, or witnesses to back up the allegations.
Rev. Paul Angelicchio, pastor of St. John the Baptist and Transfiguration parish in Rome, is currently on a leave of absence after allegations surfaced of abuse of a minor from nearly three decades ago.
The investigation is currently being conducted by the Diocese of Syracuse who have confirmed that Angelicchio has been accused of abusing a minor 27 years ago.
DA Fitzpatrick says that the “allegation is of passive conduct on the priest’s part while faced with knowledge of sexual abuse.” He goes on to also say that, “The complainant only revealed this last year although he has been interviewed many times in the past and never disclosed this.”
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