MICHIGAN
The Oakland Press
POSTED: 03/29/16
The Archdiocese of Detroit says it has received complaints of sexual abuse of minors by a former priest. The allegations stem from the time the priest was in ministry.
Allegations against Richard Lauinger, 85, have been brought forward to the Archdiocesan Board of Review and are found to be credible, a statement by the organization said.
Lauinger was ordained in 1956 but he left the priesthood in 1975 and all ties with the diocese were severed.
Lauinger served as an associate pastor at Our Lady of Sorrows, Farmington; Christ the King, Detroit; Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak; St. Eugene, Detroit; and as co-pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Clair Shores.
Ned McGrath, Director of Communications for the diocese, said the organization started receiving complaints against Lauinger in January.
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