Plymouth pastor placed on leave after sexual abuse charge
Alleged incident from early 1980s
The longtime pastor of a Roman Catholic parish in Plymouth has been placed on leave after church leaders said they received an allegation that he sexually abused a child in the early 1980s when he was assigned to a different local parish. The Archdiocese of Boston announced today that 62-year-old Rev. James E. Braley, pastor of the Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish since 2001, will remain on leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation by the archdiocese, which immediately informed law enforcement after receiving the allegation.
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