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Toledo Blade
For the second time this year, a Toledo Catholic priest faces allegations of misconduct involving a minor.
The Diocese of Toledo announced today that the Rev. Samuel Punnoor has been placed on administrative leave by Bishop Daniel Thomas after he learned of an unspecified allegation against the priest. Father Punnoor came to Toledo in April, 2011 from the Diocese of Pathanamthitta in India.
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The diocese received the allegation May 6, and Lucas County Children Services was notified that day, according to a diocese statement.
Father Punnoor has served as Parochial Vicar at Most Blessed Sacrament and Corpus Christi University parishes in Toledo, and the Saint Joseph parish in Maumee. He’s also taught at Central Catholic High School, and occasionally assisted at Historic Church of St. Patrick and Immaculate Conception Church in Toledo.
Both Most Blessed Sacrament and Saint Joseph have affiliated parochial schools, and parents of students there and at Central Catholic were notified today of the allegations.
In describing the allegations, the diocese only said that Father Punnoor faced an allegation that he violated a diocesan code of conduct regarding sexual abuse of minors.
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