JOHNSTOWN (PA)
Tribune-Democrat
September 22, 2019
By Mark Pesto
The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has removed a Johnstown priest from public ministry following “accusations of sexual misconduct involving minors,” according to a statement issued Saturday night by the diocese.
Bishop Mark Bartchak placed Rev. Matthew E. Misurda, the pastor of Saint Clare of Assisi Parish in the Woodvale section of the city, on leave following accusations involving alleged incidents that date back to the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to the statement.
Those accusations “have been reported to civil authorities,” according to the statement, “and the diocese urges anyone with information about child sexual abuse to report it to law enforcement.”
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