Fr. Robert P. Petekiewicz
Transitional deacon in Brooklyn, transferred to the Diocese of Las Vegas in 1987. Ordained for the priesthood in 1991. Accused in a 2009 NY civil suit of abusing a boy for four years, beginning in 1985 when the boy was age 9. Suit dismissed due to the statute of limitations 6/23/2009. On administrative leave from the Las Vegas diocese per its website accessed 2/9/2013. Included on the Brooklyn diocese’s list in 2/2019, which notes permanent removal from ministry 9/10/2015. On the Las Vegas diocese’s list 4/12/2019, noting that complaints were from the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Las Vegas. Removed from ministry in 2008.
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