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Priest Becomes Third In Westchester This Week To Be Accused Of Sexual Abuse Priest Becomes Third In Westchester This Week To Be Accused Of Sexual Abuse
Priest Becomes Third In Westchester This Week To Be Accused Of Sexual Abuse A reverend at a church has become the third priest in Westchester to be accused this week of sexually sexual assault dating back decades. Rev. William Luciano of the Blessed Sacrament Church in New Rochelle was the third priest to be temporarily removed from his ministry, Cardinal Timothy Dolan wrote in a letter to parishioners dated Thursday, Oct. 3. The accusations against Luciano stem from alleged incidents in the 1980s. No other information was released by the diocese. Dolan said that the allegations have been reported to the District Attorney’s Office and will have outside independe…

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Hawthorne Priest Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Child Hawthorne Priest Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Child
Hawthorne Priest Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Child For the second time this week, a priest in Westchester has been removed from his ministry and is facing accusations of sexual abuse decades ago. Church-goers in Hawthorne received a letter from Cardinal Timothy Dolan alerting them that allegations have been made against Monsignor Edward Barry of the Holy Rosary Church. Dolan said that the allegations have been reported to the District Attorney’s Office and will have outside independent investigators “look into and assess the allegation,” before it is put before a Review Board. “The archdiocese has been informed of an allegation that Monsig…

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Westchester Priest Placed On Leave After Sex Abuse Allegation Westchester Priest Placed On Leave After Sex Abuse Allegation
Westchester Priest Placed On Leave After Sex Abuse Allegation A pastor at a Catholic church in Westchester has been temporarily removed from the ministry after being accused of sexually abusing a child decades ago. Monsignor James White has been placed on administrative leave at St. Vito-Most Holy Trinity Church in Mamaroneck, Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced. White will be “temporarily restricted,” from the ministry, Dolan wrote in a letter to members of the church. “Monsignor White has been placed on administrative leave and his ministry has been temporarily restricted,” he said. “This leave is not a punishment, and no judgment has been made about t…

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