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	Weymouth: Priest Cleared of Sex Abuse Allegation WATD September 30, 2010 http://www.959watd.com/news.php?Weymouth-Priest-cleared-of-sex-abuse-allegation-4309 The Boston Archdiocese says a priest accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1970s has been cleared of wrongdoing and returned to ministry. In April, the Rev. Charles J. Murphy stepped down from his postat St. Francis Xavier Parish in Weymouth while the archdioceseinvestigated the charge. On Wednesday, the archdiocese said the charge against Murphy wasfound to be unsubstantiated. The case was investigated by theArchdiocesan Review Board, an advisory committee which includesclergy sex abuse victims, parents and a judge. The attorney for the victim, Mitchell Garabedian, called theboard a "kangaroo court" that's biased in favor of thearchdiocese. He said his client was interviewed by archdiocesaninvestigators, but never questioned by the board. Garabedian said his client was disappointed by the decision.
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