LONG ISLAND (NY)
LongIsland.com
October 2, 2018
By Chris Boyle
Two Long Island-based Catholic priests recently agreed to step down from their posts and away from the ministry after both were revealed to be under investigation for alleged sex abuse incidents, according to reports.
Reverend Monsignor William Breslawski, a former pastor at Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Rocky Point, received complaints issued to both the Nassau and Suffolk County District Attorney Offices in June that he had allegedly sexually abused a middle school child in 1980, in addition to having “inappropriate interactions” with two adults in 1984.
In addition, the complaint was also later presented to Diocese of Rockville Centre, which has launched an investigation of their own into the allegations against Breslawski and released a statement, in which they expressed a desire to get to the bottom of what happened.
“We are saddened by these allegations,” the Diocese said. “We will do everything we can to ensure that a fair and just determination is made.”
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