Detroit Archdiocese: Sex abuse claim against dead priest is credible

DETROIT (MI)
Detroit Free Press

June 22, 2018

By Ann Zaniewski

An allegation that a now-deceased priest sexually abused a minor has been deemed credible, Archdiocese of Detroit officials announced Friday.

Msgr. Arthur Michael Karey died in 1993 at age 74 after serving as a priest in Detroit, Ecorse and Lake Orion over five decades.

The archdiocese received a complaint last year about Karey abusing a girl under age 16. It occurred during the early to middle years of his ministry, said Ned McGrath, director of public affairs for the archdiocese.

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