Father Vincent Delorenzo pleaded guilty April 25, 2023, to sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy in 1987. / YouTube/MLive, Feb. 6 2020Boston, Mass., Apr 27, 2023 / 13:47 pm (CNA).A Michigan Catholic priest who was removed from active ministry in 2002 after a sexual abuse complaint was brought against him pleaded guilty in state court April 25 to charges of sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy in 1987.Since the first complaint was brought to the Diocese of Lansing against Father Vincent Delorenzo in 2002, seven more accusations have been brought against him to the diocese, where he served as a priest from 1965 to 2002, the Diocese of Lansing said in an April 25 press release.The criminal charge alleged that Delorenzo sexually assaulted the boy after officiating a funeral service for the boy s deceased family member. The accusation stemmed from a complaint brought to the diocese in 2018, which was forwarded to law enforcement.Originally charged with three counts of first degree crimina.
Father Vincent Delorenzo pleaded guilty April 25, 2023, to sexually abusing a 5-year-old boy in 1987. / YouTube/MLive, Feb. 6 2020
Boston, Mass., Apr 27, 2023 / 13:47 pm (CNA).
A Michigan Catholic priest who was removed from active ministry in.