TOLEDO (OH)
WTOL

October 16, 2018

By Emma Henderson

A priest of the Diocese of Toledo has been accused of sexually abusing a minor over 25 years ago.

Father Nelson Beaver has been put on administrative leave by Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, effective immediately.

WTOL 11 has obtained the list of Father Beaver’s assignments since 1976.

On the list are three parishes in the Toledo area. According to the Diocese, Father Beaver served as an associate pastor at the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish from September 25, 1979, until July 9, 1981.

Beaver went to serve as associate pastor at Saint John the Baptist Parish in Toledo from July 9, 1981, until July 2, 1984.