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Marietta Times
By Justin McIntosh, jmcintosh@mariettatimes.com
The Noble County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into whether a Marietta man was sexually molested by two Roman Catholic clergymen in Harriettsville 38 years ago.
The investigation began after the victim came forward to the sheriff’s office with a statement on June 26 about the alleged abuse, claiming he was molested in the summer of 1967 at the St. Henry’s Catholic Church parish house when he was 9 years old.
According to the voluntary statement, the incident alleged was first reported to the Steubenville Diocese in February 2004. A spokesman for the diocese said that the diocese acted on the report by sending a letter dated March 15, 2004, to the Noble County Prosecutor’s Office.
However, past and current officials with the Noble County prosecutor’s office say they never received anything on the subject.