BUFFALO (NY)
WKBW
August 23, 2018
By Charlie Specht
Editor’s Note: In March 2018, the Diocese of Buffalo released a list of 42 priests accused of abuse. 7 Eyewitness News has learned that two priests who were in ministry at that time were originally considered for inclusion on that list, but were removed before the list was made public.
This is the second part of a two-part investigative series on Bishop Richard J. Malone’s handling of those priests.
Kyle is a devout, faithful Catholic from Buffalo.
“I have a deep respect for the virtues of piety and obedience,” he said.
Which is why it almost pains him to tell the story of Father Robert Yetter, the longtime pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Swormville.
In 2013, Father Yetter offered Kyle what was supposed to be a helping hand. The young man was 25 and searching for answers in life when Yetter offered to take him to see “Captain Phillips” at the Walden Galleria cinema. The two planned to watch the movie and talk about faith over dinner at Jack Astor’s.
“This was my first opportunity to be able to really ask him some deep questions about the faith so that I could get some answers for what I was searching for,” Kyle said.
But then Kyle said something happened that he never expected.
“We were like lightly laughing about something that was mildly funny and then he just kind of finished the laughter and then just like slaps his hand right here,” Kyle said, pointing to his inner thigh.
His first reaction was to freeze.
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