NEW YORK
Upstate NewYork
By Elizabeth Doran | edoran@syracuse.com
The Rev. Paul F. Angelicchio, a priest in the Syracuse area for years before becoming pastor of St. John the Baptist and Transfiguration parish in Rome, has been cleared of an abuse allegation made against him, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse said today.
Angelicchio has been reinstated today after the allegation against him was found to be ‘not credible,’ the diocese said.
The Diocesan Review Board – made up of four lay professionals, a clergy member and a religious member – who all have extensive backgrounds in areas related to child sexual abuse, cleared the priest, the diocese said.
Father Paul Angelicchio was placed on administrative leave Nov. 21 after an allegation involving abuse of a minor 27 years ago.
Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick told Syracuse.com in November his office found no proof or evidence of wrongdoing, and nothing to back up the claim. Fitzpatrick also said Angelicchio “was not a clear and present danger to any minors.”
The Diocese of Syracuse is required to conduct an investigation into any claim of sexual abuse once it has been reviewed by the appropriate ‘s DA’s office, the diocese said.
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