FARGO (ND)
Associated Press
Nov. 28, 2019
For the second time in three months, a North Dakota prosecutor has decided against charging a priest accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor.
The Diocese of Fargo said in a statement Wednesday that the McHenry County States Attorney’s Office announced it will not pursue a case against Father Wenceslaus Katanga. Authorities say a young girl accused Katana of inappropriately touching her in the late 2000s, in Fargo and in Towner.
The Cass County State Attorney’s Office in late August said it would not charge Katanga, citing insufficient evidence.
Katanga currently serves at churches in Ashley, Wishek and Zeeland. Bishop John Folda says Katanga will remain on administrative leave until the Fargo Diocese completes an internal investigation.
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