Archdiocese investigates sexual abuse allegations against Bartlett priest
Updated 4/17/2021 7:04 PM
The pastor of a Bartlett parish has been asked to step aside from ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of a minor, according to the Archdiocese of Chicago.
The archdiocese received allegations that the Rev. Christopher Ciomek of St. Peter Damian Parish sexually abused a minor about 30 years ago, according to a letter from Cardinal Blase Cupich dated Monday.
Cupich wrote that these allegations are claims that have not been as true or false. Therefore, guilt or innocence should not be assumed.
Ciomek was ordained in 1998 and served as full-time associate pastor at St. Monica Parish in Chicago and then at St. Theresa Parish in Palatine, according to his biography on the St. Peter Damian Parish website.