GUAM
Pacific News Center
Written by Janela Carrera
Father Wadeson was ousted last year after it was discovered that he had been previously accused of sexual molestation.
Guam – Outsted priest Father John Wadeson will be reinstated to the ministry at the Archdiocese of Agana after the Archdiocese of Los Angeles appeared to have cleared his name for the record.
Father Wadeson was removed from the Archdiocese of Agana after it was revealed that he had twice been accused of sexual molestation in the 1990s. The issue blew up in the local community as some accused the Archdiocese of turning a blind eye to Father Wadeson’s history.
His name appeared on a list of accused priests in 2004 and he was even banned from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
However, in a statement issued yesterday, the local Archdiocese says the Los Angeles Archdiocese cleared Father Wadeson’s name noting that a re-examination was conducted last year and they concluded that no settlement was made and Father Wadeson was never convicted. As a result, he remains a priest in good stsanding.
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