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Newark Advocate
JOHNSTOWN — A Catholic priest who used to serve at the Church of the Ascension was put on administrative leave Wednesday by the Diocese of Columbus as it looks into allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.
Father Ronald J. Atwood, 69, served at the Johnstown parish from 1982 to 1991, according to a news release issued by the diocese Wednesday.
The sexual abuse of the minor allegedly took place while Atwood served at a Columbus school and parish from 1976 to 1979. The abuse was reported to the diocese Monday, according to the news release.
Atwood has been a priest for the diocese since 1969, serving at parishes all in Columbus except for the stint in Johnstown. He was most recently pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Columbus, according to the release.
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