No settlement was offered or paid by the Archdiocese or, as far as it knows, by the Society. In 2014 at the request of Father Wadeson a reexamination of the matter was conducted. In relation to accusations first made in 1992 concerning alleged sexual misconduct in the 1970’s against Father Wadeson, then a member of the Society of the Divine Word , the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is aware that the allegation was investigated by the Society at the time and was not verified. Wadeson was included in the Archdiocese’s “Report to the people of God” issued in 2004. Published in ‘The Tidings’, April 10, 2015 Issued by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California ![]() Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles sent to Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, OFM, Cap. (The notification that Archbishop Jose H. John Wadeson has been reinstated fully to public ministry according to a decree dated April 13, 2015. The Archdiocese of Agana therefore announces that Fr. The Tidings made the announcement in its print edition. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has concluded that there is no reason to preclude Father Wadeson from serving in priestly ministry showing that all the rumors and alleged calumnies against him were unfounded. On Apthe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles in its weekly diocesan newspaper, The Tidings, published a report stating the Archdiocese of Los Angeles had conducted a thorough re-examination of the whole issue concerning the alleged accusations against Father John H. As a result, he remains a priest in good stsanding. However, in a statement issued yesterday, the local Archdiocese says the Los Angeles Archdiocese cleared Father Wadeson’s name noting that a re-examination was conducted last year and they concluded that no settlement was made and Father Wadeson was never convicted. His name appeared on a list of accused priests in 2004 and he was even banned from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The issue blew up in the local community as some accused the Archdiocese of turning a blind eye to Father Wadeson’s history. Guam - Outsted priest Father John Wadeson will be reinstated to the ministry at the Archdiocese of Agana after the Archdiocese of Los Angeles appeared to have cleared his name for the record.įather Wadeson was removed from the Archdiocese of Agana after it was revealed that he had twice been accused of sexual molestation in the 1990s.
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