CINCINNATI (OH)
WHIO TV 7
August 3, 2019
Two Roman Catholic priests on administrative leave, which church officials say is the “strongest action” a local bishop can take on his own against a priest, have ties to the Miami Valley.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati, which serves southwest Ohio, including the greater Cincinnati and Dayton regions, on July 23 suspended the Rev. Geoffrey Drew, and has suspended the Rev. Clarence Heis for the second time.
Drew, who previously served at St. Rita of Cascia Parish in Dayton and St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Beavercreek, was placed on leave from his post at St. Ignatius of Loyola in Green Twp., Hamilton County. He is accused of behavior that violates the “decree on child protection,” according to a letter written by Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, our media partner WCPO-TV in Cincinnati reported.
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