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	Harlem Priest Suspended after Abuse Claim The New York Times August 4, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/nyregion/04pastor.html?_r=1&oref=login&oref=slogin Msgr. Wallace A. Harris, the pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Harlem, has been asked to step down by the Archdiocese of New York amid claims of sexual abuse of a minor, according to the archdiocese. The alleged abuse occurred 20 years ago, and the monsignor has denied the claims, the archdiocese said in a statement on Sunday. The matter has been turned over to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. During the district attorney’s investigation the archdiocese said it received a second claim. A phone call to the district attorney’s office was not returned. Monsignor Harris was the event coordinator for part of Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to New York, including a Sunday Mass at Yankee Stadium. The monsignor also led a prayer at Gov. David A. Paterson’s inauguration. Monsignor Harris did not return a call Sunday night. The archdiocese said that Monsignor Harris will not be permitted to practice as a priest until its Advisory Review Board studies the matter.
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