Pittsburgh Diocese Puts Priest on Leave Amid Allegation of Sexual Abuse Dating Back to 1990s

WTAE Action 4 News
August 29, 2019

https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-diocese-priest-accused-sexual-abuse-our-lady-of-joy-plum-holiday-park/28863786

The Rev. Robert Cedolia formerly served at Our Lady of Joy in Plum; now priest-administrator of parishes in Clairton, West Mifflin, Jefferson Hills, Pleasant Hills

Plum, Pa. - A longtime Catholic priest has been placed on leave due to an allegation that he sexually abused a minor while he was serving at a church in Plum in the 1990s, the Diocese of Pittsburgh said Thursday night.

The Rev. Robert Cedolia is priest-administrator of the parishes of Saint Clare in Clairton, Holy Spirit in West Mifflin, Saint Thomas a Becket in Jefferson Hills and Saint Elizabeth of Hungary in Pleasant Hills.

"The diocese is responding to an accusation made through the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program, stating that Father Cedolia allegedly sexually abused a minor in the 1990s while he served as pastor of Our Lady of Joy Parish in Holiday Park," the diocese said in a written statement.