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	Archdiocese: Ma Priest Accusations Unsubstantiated Boston Globe January 2, 2009 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/02/ archdiocese_ma_priest_accusations_unsubstantiated/ BOSTON—The Boston Archdiocese has announced that it found two allegations of child sex abuse against a former Wellesley priest to be unsubstantiated. The decision, announced Friday, comes nearly seven years after the Rev. James F. Power, was placed on administrative leave. The archdiocese said the 78-year-old Power has been assigned the status of "senior priest," which allows him to give sacramental celebrations only to family members without permission. Power was serving as temporary parochial vicar at St. James the Great Parish in Wellesley when he was placed on leave in February 2002 after a review found he'd been accused of abuse in 1993. Another allegation was reported in October 2002. A spokeswoman for the archdiocese said Power would not comment on the archdiocese's announcement.
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