TALLAHASSEE (FL)
Tallahassee Democrat
August 17, 2018
By Jeff Burlew and Jennifer Portman
The Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee removed a priest of two Big Bend churches after he was accused of inappropriate contact with an underage girl in 2004 when he was serving at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Tallahassee.
The diocese announced in a Thursday news release that it received an accusation against Father Edward Jones on Monday, conducted an investigation and found the allegation credible. As a result, the diocese removed Jones as pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Crawfordville and Sacred Heart Parish in Lanark, where he had been working since 2010.
The news appeared to have taken local authorities by surprise. State Attorney Jack Campbell said Friday morning he learned about the allegation earlier in the day from an article in the Tallahassee Democrat. He said he immediately reached out to local law enforcement, state child welfare authorities and prosecutors to see whether there were any ongoing investigations into Jones.
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