NEW JERSEY
The Record
MAY 23, 2014
BY STAFF REPORT
THE RECORD
The Roman Catholic bishop of Paterson today suspended a Wayne pastor on suspicion that he permitted a former priest who is alleged to have sexually abused minors to attend a festival at the Valley Road parish this month, the Diocese of Paterson announced.
John Capparelli, formerly a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark and a former teacher in the Newark public school system, was seen at the annual Family Festival at Our Lady of the Valley parish during the week of May 14, according to a statement released by the Paterson diocese.
The statement said that Capparelli’s public-school teaching license had been revoked because of allegations of sexual abuse against minors while he was an active priest.
As a result, Bishop Arthur Serratelli placed Mgsr. Christopher C. DiLella, the parish pastor, on administrative leave and “revoked his priestly faculties, pending a full investigation of the matter.” Serratelli took the action, the statement said, following a preliminary investigation that included consulting with the Diocesan Review Board on Thursday.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.