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Bishop Investigating Sex Abuse Accused Of Molesting Altar Boy In Jersey City Bishop Investigating Sex Abuse Accused Of Molesting Altar Boy In Jersey City
Bishop Investigating Sex Abuse Accused Of Molesting Altar Boy In Jersey City The bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Brooklyn has been accused of molesting an altar boy while he served as a priest in Jersey City four decades ago.  Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio released a statement Wednesday in response to the allegation, first reported by the Associated Press, that he assaulted the boy while serving as a priest at St. Nicholas Church in the 1970s. In his statement, he flatly denied the charge and vowed to contest it.  "I am just learning about this allegation," he said he told the Associated Press. "In my nearly 50-year ministry as a priest, I have never en…

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