COLORADO SPRINGS (CO)
KRDO
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LINDSAY WATTS
KRDO NewsChannel 13
Twitter: @LindsayAWatts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The head pastor at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church is on leave as police investigate an allegation of child sex abuse.
The church announced in all of it’s weekend services that Rev. Charles Robert Manning was accused of sexually abusing a minor. Father Rafael Torres-Rico told KRDO Newschannel 13 that the allegation was promptly reported to Colorado Springs Police after it was reported on January 4, and Manning was asked to “step back from the ministry.”
“It’s important to remember that in civil law and canon law that Manning is presumed innocent until proven guilty,” said Torres-Rico, in his statement to the congregation.
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