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Pacific Daily News
A priest was terminated from his position at the Santa Barbara Catholic Church because he failed to follow a direct order that related to the safety of children, according to the Archdiocese of Agana.
Father Paul Gofigan was asked to terminate the employment of an employee publically known to have a sex offense on his record, the Archdiocese stated.
Gofigan, in a letter he disseminated on Saturday to the Dededo parishioners said he did terminate the employee. He noted that the crime had been committed more than 32 years ago.
The Archdiocese said an investigation showed the person continued to have an active presence at the parish as a volunteer.
“The person had keys to the facilities and had an active role on church grounds in different ways,” the Archdiocese stated.
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