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	Retired Priest Accused of Sexually Abusing Minor Put on Leave WTTE May 1, 2008 http://www.wtte28.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.oh/24d745c7-www.wtte28.com.shtml CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Archdiocese says a retired priest accused of sexually abusing a minor is on administrative leave. Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk put 84-year-old Robert Stricker on leave Wednesday. The archdiocese says the action doesn't represent a presumption of guilt. Stricker may not celebrate the sacraments, engage in priestly ministry or present himself as a priest in any way while on leave. A man reported in 1993 that Stricker abused him in the 1950s when Stricker was an associate pastor at Cincinnati's St. William Parish. Stricker denied the allegation and the archdiocese determined that the accusation was unsubstantiated. The same man provided information recently and further investigation resulted in the administrative leave. The archdiocese has reported the accusation to law enforcement authorities.
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