MICHIGAN
WOOD
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – A retired priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids has been permanently removed from the ministry following allegations of sexual abuse of a minor, according to a release posted Friday on the diocese’s website.
The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith sent notice to the diocese that it has cut ties with Father Charles Antekeier, 79, who retired in 2000 and served in several different West Michigan churches.
He is no longer allowed to “publically present himself as a priest,” the release said.
The alleged victim notified the diocese about incidents that allegedly happened between 1984 and 1985 while Antekeier served at Saint James Parish in Grand Rapids, according to the diocese.
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