NEW YORK
The Journal News
Matt Spillane, mspillane@lohud.com January 22, 2016
A Bronx priest has been suspended amid allegations that he sexually abused minors in Westchester County about 30 years ago, officials said.
The Rev. Richard Gorman was a priest at St. Barnabas Church in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx, a block away from Yonkers, when the alleged abuse occurred, according to media reports. It is unclear where in Westchester the alleged abuse occurred.
Gorman, now the director of prison chaplains for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, “is not permitted to publicly function as a priest until the matter is resolved,” the archdiocese said in a statement Thursday.
“As usual, the archdiocese immediately reported the allegations to law enforcement officials for investigation, who have deemed the allegations to be credible, although they have not yet been substantiated,” said the archdiocese, which urged people with information or concerns to contact the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
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