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Updated: 12/16/2004 6:46 AM
By: Al Nall, News 10 Now Web Staff
The Syracuse Diocese says its investigation into repeated allegations against Father Keating revealed there was significant evidence he may have sexually abused three young girls and a woman in the 1980s.
The alleged abuse occurred while he served as pastor at St Mary's Church in Cortland.
The attorney for the victims says the Diocese should have taken action a long time ago, to protect the community from a sexual predator.
"I know that Father Keating has been denying that he abused all of these people for two years. And now I think his own employer has indicated on the record that his denials have been false. So it certainly eases the burden of proving the actual abuse occurred,” said John Aretakis who is the victims' attorney.