CALIFORNIA
NBC Los Angeles
By Jakcie Giordano
A high-ranking clergyman has been cleared of sexual misconduct charges after an investigation spanning 10 years, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced this weekend.
In 2003, Monsignor Richard Loomis was accused of making lewd remarks and attempting to grope a student from his Bible study class, according to a report posted on the archdiocese website.
The abuse allegedly occurred between 1969 and 1979, while Loomis was still a seminarian – before he had been ordained as a priest.
“Monsignor Loomis has always professed his innocence against these allegations,” the archdiocese said in a statement posted Saturday.
The investigation determined that “no allegations of sexual misconduct of any kind alleged against Monsignor Richard Loomis have been proven,” the statement said.
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