WAUKESHA (WI)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
By Gitte Laasby of the Journal Sentinel
June 10, 2012
A Waukesha priest has been put on administrative leave just two weeks before he was scheduled to retire because allegations surfaced that he sexually abused a minor three decades ago, Milwaukee Archdiocese officials announced over the weekend.
Father John Schreiter was scheduled to retire June 24 from his position as a pastor at St. John Neumann Parish in Waukesha until the allegations surfaced last week as part of the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, spokeswoman Jule Wolf said Sunday.
Vicar General Bill Kohler announced the accusations Sunday morning during Mass at St. John Neumann, calling them “a shock” and “very painful business.”
The allegation was reported to the district attorney’s office, but the DA declined to prosecute, so according to its sexual abuse policy, the Archdiocese has initiated its own investigation, officials said. A private investigator will research it and report to the Diocesan Review Board, which will make a recommendation to Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, who will decide what will happen to Schreiter, Wolf explained.
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