Frederik Roed, one of the men who accused the priest of sexual misconduct, was angered by the church’s conclusion.
“I am deeply shocked that the Catholic bishop is choosing to close & conceal the case after five people, independently of one another, complained about the priest.”
The complaints follow the announcement by the church on Sunday that it had completed its last and most extensive investigation into the case of a priest who was suspended in April 2010 after being accused by five separate people of indecent exposure and sexual abuse.
Five people, probably male, were brave enough to come forward. This sounds like a coverup.
This is very sad for victims to deal with.
It’s hard to imagine that this would be a case where he deserves the “benefit of the doubt.”
That said, they virtually always get their pensions even if they have been sent to prison. Once upon a time, of course, there was no such thing; priests worked hard and died in harness. One of the big problems is that after Vatican II, many priests began to think of their vocation as just their job.