A former priest accused of sexually abusing children Diocese of Scranton has been permanently defrocked, diocesan officials said Tuesday. The process authorized by Catholic Church's disciplinary arm concluded against Martin M. Boylan, more than eight years after the church first removed him from priestly ministry. Boylan, 76, was found guilty under canon law of sexually assaulting two children, but he was credibly accused by five. The diocese referred the allegations to law enforcement, as well. Boylan has not been criminally charged, records show. Once convicted under canon law, the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the arm of...