Buffalo Priest Cleared to Return to Active Ministry Following Abuse Allegation

WGRZ
May 28, 2020

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/special-reports/diocese-in-crisis/buffalo-priest-cleared-to-return-to-active-ministry-following-abuse-allegation/71-d3b7ef99-b58c-409c-abb6-5964b04dfbf0

The Independent Review Board determined that allegation to be unsubstantiated.

Following an Independent Review Board recommendation, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, Apostolic Administrator of the Buffalo Catholic Diocese, has returned the Reverend Peter J. Karalus to active ministry.

Reverend Karalus had been placed on administrative leave following an allegation by a person who was a minor in 2011 when the incident allegedly occurred.

The Independent Review Board determined that allegation to be unsubstantiated. Officials say the Erie County District Attorney also investigated the allegation and found no basis for pursuing criminal charges.