ALLENTOWN (PA)
The Morning Call
By Daniel Patrick Sheehan
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The pastor of a Catholic church in Bethlehem Township has been removed from ministry while authorities investigate a sexual abuse allegation against him.
In a statement in the church bulletin, the Rev. Edward Sacks of Our Lady of Perpetual Help said the allegation was made by the mother of a student from the former Holy Name High School in Reading, where Sacks was principal in the 1970s.
“I am absolutely convinced I can prove my innocence,” the statement said. “It is a case of mistaken identity.”
Under its zero tolerance policy, the diocese removed Sacks from ministry and informed law enforcement of the allegations, diocese spokesman Matt Kerr said in a statement.
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