PENNSYLVANIA
Times Leader
April 3rd, 2016
By Travis Kellar – tkellar@timesleader.com
SCRANTON — The Diocese of Scranton issued a statement on Sunday regarding an allegation of sexual misconduct that was made last week against a priest serving in the diocese.
According to a prepared statement, Diocesan officials received an allegation of sexual misconduct on Friday involving a minor against the Rev. Martin M. Boylan. The allegation is reported to have occurred when the accuser, now an adult, was a minor.
It was not made immediately clear as to when the alleged abuse happened.
In response to the allegation, the diocese immediately notified the District Attorney’s Office for Wayne County, which is where the alleged abuse is reported to have happened. The alleged incident was also reported to authorities via the Pennsylvania ChildLine.
As a result of the accusation, Boylan was removed from ministry and his faculties to exercise priestly ministries have been suspended pending an investigation of the accusation, the diocese said.
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