DETROIT (CNS) Archbishop Paul F. Russell, Detroit s newest auxiliary bishop, will refrain from public ministry following an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor dating to his time as a priest in the Archdiocese of Boston more than 30 years ago.
Archbishop Russell strongly denied the allegation Aug. 2.
A lawsuit filed Aug. 1 in Massachusetts Suffolk County Superior Court accuses then-Father Russell of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy approximately 25 times in 1989-90, during his
Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell. / Courtesy of aod.org.
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 2, 2022 / 21:10 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Paul Russell, an auxiliary bishop of Detroit and a former Vatican diplomat, has been named in a civil lawsuit allegi.
DETROIT (CNS) Archbishop Paul F. Russell, Detroit s newest auxiliary bishop, will refrain from public ministry following an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor dating to his time as a priest in the Archdiocese of Boston more than 30 years ago.
Archbishop Russell strongly denied the allegation Aug. 2.
A lawsuit filed Aug. 1 in Massachusetts Suffolk County Superior Court accuses then-Father Russell of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy approximately 25 times in 1989-90, during his