SAGINAW (MI)
National Catholic Reporter
March 22, 2018
By James Dearie
After a sting operation resulted in the arrest of a Saginaw diocese priest in late February, another priest has been suspended amid reports of sexual misconduct, and diocesan property has been raided by the police.
Fr. Ronald J. Dombrowski, 72, a sacramental minister at Holy Family Parish in Saginaw, was suspended over the weekend after an adult contacted the diocese claiming to have suffered abuse by the priest as a child, the Midland Daily News reported March 19.
Dombrowski is not allowed to present himself as a priest publicly or have contact with people under 21 while the case progresses. He has not been charged with a crime.
On March 22, the Saginaw News reported that police had raided the rectory of the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, Saginaw diocese’s offices, and the house of Bishop Joseph Cistone. It is not clear what officers were searching for, but local officials say that the diocese’s refusal to cooperate with their investigation into sex abuse in the church necessitated the raids.
“Contrary to the statements of the diocese and the bishop that they would fully cooperate with law enforcement, they did not,” county prosecutor Mark Gaertner told the paper. “Therefore it was necessary for law enforcement to use other investigative tools, including search warrants.”
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