Whitley County prosecutor will decide soon on case of area priest facing allegations of sexual abuse
Will a Catholic priest who resigned his post at a Columbia City parish be tagged with criminal charges?
We may get an answer by the end of the week.
The investigation involves Father David Huneck, who resigned last month as pastor of St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church in Whitley County and as a chaplain at Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne.
We have learned two females, one of them a minor, came forward, alleging they were victims of acts of sexual misconduct carried out by Father Huneck.
The Fort Wayne-South Bend Catholic Diocese told reporters last week it conducted a preliminary investigation right away, concluding they were “credible allegations” and notified the Indiana Department of Child Services.
The diocese has included Huneck’s name on its list of Catholic clergy who’ve been “credibly accused” of sexual abuse.
The Columbia City Police Department has been gathering evidence in the…
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