CANADA
CBC
A complaint against priest Wayne Dohey that triggered his suspension from St. Patrick’s parish in St. John’s has been filed with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.
An official with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John’s said the complainant has also made a formal statement with the police. As a result, the archdiocese says, there is no need for church officials to do the same.
Archbishop Martin Currie is is revealing few details about why Dohey was removed last week from all ministerial duties at St. Patrick’s, pending an internal investigation into an unspecified complaint.
Currie is refusing to say what is alleged to have happened, but told CBC News the matter is being taken seriously.
“In the past, we were accused of not acting on complaints and following up on them. So the minute we received the complaint we have suspended Father from ministry and removed him from the parish here,” Currie said.
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