DOMINICA
Yahoo! News
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — The Roman Catholic bishop in the Caribbean island of Dominica says a priest has been defrocked over allegations of sexual misconduct that occurred 20 years ago.
Bishop of Roseau Gabriel Malzaire says Msgr. Reginald LaFleur was removed by the Vatican following an investigation into the allegations.
Malzaire placed the 60-year-old LaFleur on administrative leave in 2013 after a woman reported the priest had touched her inappropriately on her “bottom and breast” 20 years ago when she was a 12-year-old parishioner.
The bishop said late Thursday that the Congregation of the Faith in Rome directed LaFleur be dismissed and that he did so with “much pain.”
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