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Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev.
Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as the leader of his parish after an investigation found “insufficient reason to suspect” he sexually abused children, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago announced Monday.
The decision from the archdiocese comes more than four months after it asked Pfleger to step aside and told his parish that its Office for Child Abuse Investigations and Review had received an allegation that the priest had sexually abused a minor more than 40 years ago. Three accusers ultimately came forward, with one saying he was 18 when Pfleger sexually abused him.
Pfleger, who is white, had fierce support from leaders and parishioners at St. Sabina, a Black church in the city’s largely Black and low-income Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Parishioners cheered as he arrived for a news conference outside St. Sabina on Monday afternoon, and Pfleger jokingly said he couldn’t believe how m
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CHICAGO Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as the leader of his parish after an investigation found “insufficient reason to suspect” he sexually abused children, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago announced Monday.
The decision from the archdiocese comes more than four months after it asked Pfleger to step aside and told his parish that its Office for Child Abuse Investigations and Review had received an allegation that the priest had sexually abused a minor more than 40 years ago. Three accusers ultimately came forward, with one saying he was 18 when Pfleger sexually abused him.
Chicago activist priest Rev. Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as the leader of his parish after a nearly five-month investigation found insufficient reason to believe he sexually abused teenagers
Pfleger reinstated after abuse investigation Parishioners cheer as the Rev. Michael Pfleger speaks Monday during a press conference after his reinstatement as the senior pastor at St. Sabina Church in Chicago. Associated Press Father Michael Pfleger speaks for first time during a press conference after his reinstatement as the senior pastor at St. Sabina Church by Archdiocese of Chicago, Monday, May 24, 2021 at St. Sabina Catholic Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in Chicago. Father Michael Pfleger speaks for first time during a press conference after his reinstatement by Archdiocese of Chicago, Monday, May 24, 2021, in front of St. Sabina Catholic Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in Chicago.