‘We must keep our commitment to do everything possible to restore Fr. Guzman’s good name,’ the Archdiocese said

An Evergreen Park priest who was accused of sexually abusing a minor nearly 40 years ago has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Father Paul Guzman serves at Most Holy Redeemer Parish in the south suburbs.

The Archdiocese Independent Review Board, its Office of Child Abuse Investigation and Review, and outside investigators found “insufficient reason to suspect Father Guzman was guilty” of the sexual abuse allegation, church officials said Tuesday.

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The Archdiocese of Chicago sent a letter to Most Holy Redeemer parishioners Tuesday, informing them Guzman was cleared.

In the letter, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, wrote that he accepted the investigation findings and will reinstate Father Guzman,…