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	Priest Restored to Ministry after Church Panel Ruling Local 12 February 2, 2009 http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Priest-Restored-to-Ministry-After-Church-Panel/0Wam3O0B7Ue6CCFw9Kd-IA.cspx A retired priest who faced sex abuse allegations has been restored to ministry after a church court ruled he was not guilty of the alleged offense. Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk placed 72-year-old Donald Shelander on administrative leave in March of 2006 after he was accused of sexual misconduct with a teenage boy. The alleged abuse took place in the late 70-'s and early 80's while Shelander was a priest at Saint Mary's Parish in Urbana, Ohio. Shelander was also on the Board of Trustees for Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center in Norwood. A three-member tribunal ruled Shelander was not guilty. None of the judges on the panel were priests of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The Archdiocese did turn over information about the allegations to police but Shelander never faced criminal charges. Since he is retired, Father Shelander will not be given an assignment by the Archdiocese but is "free to exercise his priestly ministry."
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