OHIO
WTOV
Wednesday, December 10 2014
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Don’t call him Father Gary Zalenski anymore. He is just Gary Zalenski now that the Vatican has taken action, removing him from the priesthood and the church entirely.
This all stems from child abuse allegations that first came to light in 2007 and puts on a bow on a nearly 7-year investigation.
The Vatican’s decision had been a long time coming. After citing “credible evidence” of attacking a child, former Steubenville Bishop Dan Conlon put Zalenski on administrative leave from the Sacred Heart Parish in Neffs in 2007.
After 7 years, his title as priest was taken away on Oct. 30. Many people learned that news via the Dec. 5 Diocese newsletter, “The Steubenville Register.”
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