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Priest facing sex allegations
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Jul 26, 2009 02:40am |
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| Author | Nandini Jayakrishna and Maria Sacchetti |
| Media | Newspaper - Boston Globe |
| News Date | Sunday, July 26, 2009 08:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Archdiocese of Boston has barred a Brazilian priest from performing public ministry following allegations against him of “adult sexual misconduct,’’ church officials said yesterday in a statement.
The Rev. Pedro J. Damázio had been serving as parochial vicar of St. Anthony of Padua in Cambridge and has also served the immigrant Brazilian community throughout the Archdiocese of Boston for more than 10 years, said Kelly Lynch, a spokeswoman for the archdiocese. Lynch said she could not give any details about the timing, nature, or source of the allegations against Damázio. Law enforcement officials are investigating the matter and the archdiocese has also begun an internal investigation, Lynch said.
The archdiocese said it has informed Damázio’s home diocese in Santa Catarina, Brazil, of the allegations. “The decision to suspend Father Damázio’s faculties represents the archdiocese’s commitment to the safety of all parties and does not represent a determination of Father Damázio’s guilt or innocence as it pertains to these allegations,’’ the statement said.
O Globo, a major newspaper in Brazil, reported that Damázio received a letter dated July 10 from the archdiocese informing him that he had been accused of improper behavior. The paper also reported that he returned to Brazil on July 12, because he wanted to be the first to give the news to his mother. |
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