NEW JERSEY
The Record
OCTOBER 6, 2014
BY JEFF GREEN
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
BERGENFIELD — A long-time pastor has stepped down from ministry while the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark investigates an allegation of child sexual abuse stemming from his work at a borough parish 40 years ago.
An archdiocesan representative announced the allegation against Monsignor George Trabold during Sunday services at St. John the Baptist in Bergenfield and at St. Rose of Lima in Millburn, where he has been pastor for the past 16 years.
Jim Goodness, a spokesman for the archdiocese, did not provide details about the complaint, except that it was received “recently” and that the abuse was alleged to have happened “many years ago.” The report was forwarded to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and is being examined by an archdiocesan review board, he said.
The review board will determine the credibility of the allegation and make a recommendation to Archbishop John J. Myers about whether Trabold should be permanently removed from ministry.
Trabold was assigned to St. John following his ordination as a priest in 1973. He served there nearly five years and later returned when he was appointed the parish pastor in 1994.
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