Fr. Douglas F. Faraci
Named publicly by the Diocese on its 3/20/18 list as removed, retired, or having left ministry after allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor. Removed from ministry in 2018. Worked at NY General Hospital in Buffalo in 1987-1988. Accused in 2002 of abusing two altar boys in the 1970s. Medical leave in 2003. Admitted to the Diocese in 2016 to hearing confessions and publicly celebrating mass after his removal from ministry. Case sent to the Vatican. Sentenced to a life of prayer and penance. Removed from the diocesan payroll 5/1/2020 as part of bankruptcy agreement.
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