The Archdiocese of Chicago introduced Saturday that Father Michael Pfleger will probably be underneath investigation for a brand new allegation of sexual abuse of a minor.
The alleged sexual abuse is claimed to have taken place greater than 30 years in the past, in line with a press release.
“Father Pfleger has been requested to step other than ministry and dwell away from the parish whereas the allegation is investigated. He has agreed to cooperate absolutely with this request,” Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich stated within the assertion.
The allegation was reported to the Illinois Division of Youngsters and Household Companies and legislation enforcement officers.
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Properly-known Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger is going through one other intercourse abuse accusation.
(FOX 32 Chicago)
Father Thulani Magwaza will function administrator and will attend to the wants of the St. Sabina parish and faculty group upon his return from visiting household in early November.
Till then, Father David Jones will function momentary administrator.
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File picture of Father Michael Pfleger performing a sermon.
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“The welfare of the youngsters entrusted to our care stays our precedence,” the Archdiocese assertion reads.
Roman Catholic Father Michael Pfleger poses in Saint Sabina Catholic Church in in Chicago January 9, 2009.
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One other accusation towards Father Pfleger got here to gentle in January 2021. In that occasion, two brothers of their 60s say Father Pfleger inflicted years of sexual abuse on them within the 70s, in line with FOX 32 Chicago.
Father Pfleger is understood within the Chicago group as an activist and civil proper chief, the TV station reviews.
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