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By Ivey DeJesus | idejesus@pennlive.com
The Altoona-Johnstown Diocese on Tuesday confirmed it had placed on leave a predator priest named in two sex abuse lawsuits.
Tony DeGol, spokesman for the diocese, said Bishop Mark Bartchak had placed the Rev. Charles Bodziak on leave in January “as a precautionary measure” pending further investigations into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including child sexual abuse, leveled on the priest dating back more than 30 years.
Bodziak was removed from his assignment at St. Michael’s Church in St. Michael
Bodziak was on Tuesday named defendant in lawsuits filed in Blair County by two women who claim he molested them as children more than 40 years ago.
“His status has not changed, and the Diocese does not discuss any pending or current litigation,” Degol said.
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