NEW YORK
WBFO
May 7, 2018
By MICHAEL MROZIAK
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo on Monday announced it has placed a priest on administrative leave, one day after a published report revealed that priest had been accused in 1995 of sexually abusing a then teenaged girl. Meanwhile, a New Jersey-based advocacy group representing victims of alleged past abuse turned up pressure on Bishop Richard Malone, demanding he release all information on abuse cases or step down.
Father Fabian Maryanski, who was most recently serving as a retired assistant priest at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Clarence, was identified Sunday within a Buffalo News article in which an unidentified woman accuses the priest of abusing her 23 years ago.
Dr. Robert Hoatson of Road to Recovery holds a sign in downtown Buffalo, across the street from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo’s headquarters. One day after the Buffalo News published allegations against a priest, Hoatson demanded Bishop Richard Malone release all files on past cases or resign.
The Diocese, in a brief statement announcing their action, explained that Father Maryanski was being placed on leave “for the purpose of reopening the previous investigation” and added that the move does not imply any determination of truth or falsity of the complaint.
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