Former Honesdale priest accused of sexual child abuse

Posted 8/21/12

SCRANTON, PA — Father Martin Boylan, who served as pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Honesdale from 2001 through 2009, has been accused of child sexual abuse. He was suspended from his most …

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Former Honesdale priest accused of sexual child abuse

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SCRANTON, PA — Father Martin Boylan, who served as pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Honesdale from 2001 through 2009, has been accused of child sexual abuse. He was suspended from his most recent position at St. Patrick’s in Scranton by the Diocese of Scranton after the allegations surfaced.

Diocese officials alerted the Scranton district’s attorney’s offices about the matter and that office is undertaking an investigation of the matter. The diocese learned about the reported abuse on April 1 from the alleged victim, who is now an adult, but said the abuse happened in the past.

Along with being a pastor in Honesdale, Boylan also served in other Catholic churches in Wayne County.

Boylan was transferred out of Honesdale in the wake of an occasion in 2009 when he allowed a political debate in the church hall between the supporters of Barack Obama and John McCain. The bishop appeared unannounced during the event and excoriated those attending for their support of Obama, who believed in a woman’s right to have an abortion.

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