Priest reinstated to Morganfield church after Diocese investigation

KENTUCKY
Messenger-Inquirer

By James Mayse Messenger-Inquirer

The Rev. Freddie Byrd — a priest who was suspended from active ministry earlier this year after Catholic Diocese of Owensboro received a complaint alleging that Byrd had inappropriate sexual contact with a minor in the 1980s — has been reinstated to active ministry.

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