LANSING (MI)
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October 11, 2018

A Lansing priest who once served in Kalamazoo has been stripped of his priestly faculties for an alleged sexual assault that took place 35 years ago.

The Lansing State Journal reports that Father Robert Gerl, who is 67, is on Senior Priest Status and hasn’t had an assignment for some time.

The original allegation involved an adult male. The incident which is being called “credible” by the Lansing Diocese allegedly took place 3-years before he moved to the Kalamazoo Area in 1986.

Vickie Cessna, spokesperson for the Kalamazoo Diocese says he came to Kalamazoo from Lansing where he was originally ordained.