September 03, 2005

Diocese exonerates priest of misconduct

ALBANY (NY)
Newsday

September 3, 2005, 1:31 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Albany Roman Catholic Diocese exonerated one of its priests Friday from allegations of sexual misconduct on a former altar boy while at a camp in the 1970s.

An internal investigation found "no reasonable cause" for two allegations made against the Rev. Daniel Maher, pastor of Holy Cross Church in Albany, according to a release issued by the diocese.

Bishop Howard Hubbard said Maher will remain a priest in good standing with the diocese.

In May, Thomas Clements filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Saratoga County alleging that Maher raped him twice when he was an altar boy at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in West Albany.

Posted by kshaw at September 3, 2005 12:47 PM