Pravda [Indianapolis IN]
March 8, 2006
http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/08-03-2006/77006-church-0
The Indianapolis archdiocese cleared a priest and a former priest of sexual molestation claims made by a former altar boy.
The Rev. Carlton J. Beever, 57, was reinstated Sunday and celebrated Masses at St. Philip Neri Parish in Indianapolis after 18 months on unpaid leave. A Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis official told his congregation that Beever was innocent of allegations, which the review board did not find credible.
Beever and Thomas J. Amsden, 64, a former priest who resigned from the ministry in 1995, have maintained their innocence since a man sued them in July 2004, claiming both had abused him while he was an altar boy at St. Mary Parish in Greensburg in the 1970s.
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An archdiocesan review board recommended last week that the two be cleared, and Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein agreed, said Greg Otolski, a spokesman for the archdiocese said Tuesday.
"It is regrettable that Father Beever and Tom Amsden have had to live through such a painful experience," Buechlein said in a statement. "They will need our prayers and support."
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