TOPEKA (KS)
Topeka Capital-Journal
March 3,2019
By Katie Moore
A Catholic priest is denying an allegation of sexual abuse made by a woman who contends she was abused as a minor while attending Most Pure Heart of Mary School in Topeka.
Rev. William Bruning announced at Mass services over the weekend at Queen of the Holy Rosary Church in Overland Park that a woman in her 30s has accused Bruning of abusing her.
“Father Bruning emphatically denies the allegation and intends to fully defend his reputation against what he insists is a false allegation,” the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas said in a statement.
Bruning is a priest in good standing, according to the archdiocese, who first learned of the allegation in June 2015 when Bruning was at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Kansas City, Kan.
The archdiocese said the allegation was based on recovered memories. They reported it to law enforcement, and Bruning was asked to refrain from public ministry pending the outcome of an investigation. The archdiocese’s report investigator interviewed Bruning, the alleged victim and others.
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