LAFAYETTE (LA)
Daily Advertiser
June 4, 2018
By Claire Taylor
Diocesan records for the Rev. Michael Guidry, a church pastor accused last week of sexual abuse of a minor, show no prior complaints, Bishop Douglas Deshotel said at a news conference Monday.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette issued a news release Saturday stating the diocese was informed of an allegation of abuse of a minor by Guidry.
As a result, Guidry, 75, was placed on administrative leave pending investigations by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office and the diocese.
Deshotel said Monday he believes the single alleged sexual abuse incident occurred at St. Peter Church parish, which is located in the St. Landry Parish community of Morrow. The congregation is “very small,” he said, with 75 to 100 families.
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