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MINEOLA, Long Island (WABC) — Allegations of misconduct with a minor by a priest who worked at an all-boys Catholic school in Mineola have been investigated and found to be “credible.”
An undated statement from the Marianist order said that the allegations were made against Fr. James Williams, a member of the Chaminade High School faculty and administration from 1991 to 2012.
“After due consideration, they have been deemed credible,” it says.
A “vigorous, thorough and comprehensive investigation was promptly launched” when the accusations were made, the statement says. The order alerted the Diocese of Rockville Centre and the district attorney’s office during the investigation. The statement says that Williams is no longer allowed to “publicly function as a priest.”
Brendan Brosh, a spokesman for the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, said the NCDA was investigating, and that it received a letter “from a diocesan attorney dated February 24, 2015, that included allegations of inappropriate activity by Father James Williams of Chaminade High School.”
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