Bombay News
July 23, 2010
http://www.bombaynews.net/story/663116
Pope Benedict XVI has agreed to defrock a US priest accused of sexually molesting a teenage boy more than 30 years ago.
The Vatican notified the Diocese of Youngstown in Ohio that Thomas Crum had been removed from the priesthood at his own request.
Crum had been removed from active ministry after a former high school student accused him of sexual abuse during the 1970's.
Crum had admitted to sexually abusing a boy but was never charged due to the statute of limitations running out.
In recent months the scandals of Roman Catholic clergy have not only dragged down the church in the US, but also in Germany, Belgium, Ireland, and Austria.
Victims' groups have called on the Vatican to get tougher on predator priests.
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