WILMINGTON (DE)
WDEL
July 25, 2019
By DJ McAneny
A priest in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington has been removed from ministry and had his faculties to exercise priestly ministries suspended following allegations he sexually abused a teen 38 years ago.
The victim made claims against Rev. William J. Porter, 71, while at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in New Castle. Delaware State Police began their investigation in March, but informed the diocese on July 19, 2019, that it had completed the investigation and the conduct had occurred outside the statute of limitations.
The suspension by Bishop W. Francis Malooly was announced Thursday, July 25, 2019.
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