PORTLAND (AP) – Roman Catholic Bishop Richard Malone has suspended a retired priest’s ability to minister following his arrest in Texas on charges of indecency with a minor, the Diocese of Portland announced Tuesday.
The Rev. Paul Clogan, who was ordained by the diocese in 1999, was arrested Friday after allegedly groping a 16-year-old boy during the movie “King Kong” in Marble Falls, Texas. Clogan was free on bond on Monday.
Clogan, 74, was born in Boston and raised his family in Texas.
The former English professor entered the ministry at age 68 and served briefly as a hospital chaplain in Bangor in 1999 before serving at Holy Name Parish in Machias and St. Michael Mission in Cherryfield.
He returned to Texas to continue his ministry in November 2000.
In Texas, the teen said Clogan sat next to him and groped him an hour into the movie, Marble Falls police said. They didn’t know each other.
Malone’s action follows a similar decision by the bishop in Austin, Texas. Clogan lived in Marble Falls and was serving at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Horseshoe Bay. Malone said his office is cooperating with investigators.
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