COLLEGE STATION (TX)
KBTX TV
Dec. 12, 2019
By Rusty Surette
KBTX has confirmed St. Mary’s Catholic Center in College Station is at the center of an investigation involving a visiting priest.
The Legionaries of Christ on Saturday released a public statement regarding the ongoing investigation into Father Michael Sullivan.
Father Michael Sullivan was well-known among the congregation of mostly A&M students and was in and out of the parish for the last decade.
On Saturday, a Georgia-based group for men studying the priesthood called Legionaries of Christ confirmed its internal investigation of Father Sullivan. They say an adult female visiting St. Mary’s came forward with claims the he “crossed over the emotional physical boundaries of a pastoral relationship with her and others.”
On Wednesday, the Legionaries said a third-party group was actively investigating the latest allegation, and while he may have violated their own code of conduct, they don’t believe any laws were broken.
The organization also said no law enforcement agency has been invited to assist in its on-going fact-finding mission.
This isn’t the first time the Legionaries have had to investigate Sullivan.
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