Pfleger reinstated after abuse investigation Parishioners cheer as the Rev. Michael Pfleger speaks Monday during a press conference after his reinstatement as the senior pastor at St. Sabina Church in Chicago. Associated Press Father Michael Pfleger speaks for first time during a press conference after his reinstatement as the senior pastor at St. Sabina Church by Archdiocese of Chicago, Monday, May 24, 2021 at St. Sabina Catholic Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in Chicago. Father Michael Pfleger speaks for first time during a press conference after his reinstatement by Archdiocese of Chicago, Monday, May 24, 2021, in front of St. Sabina Catholic Church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in Chicago.
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Cardinal Blase Cupich is reinstating the Rev. Michael Pfleger as senior pastor at St. Sabina Parish after the archdiocesan board that investigates sexual abuse claims found “there is insufficient reason to suspect” the iconic South Side priest is guilty of allegations of abuse dating back decades, according to a letter released to parishioners Monday. Two adult brothers from Texas in January .
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A Catholic Church review board has cleared the Rev. Michael Pfleger of decades-old child sexual abuse claims, clearing the way for his reinstatement as senior pastor at the St. Sabina parish, Chicago Archdiocese officials said Monday. (Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)
CHICAGO A Catholic Church review board has cleared the Rev. Michael Pfleger of decades-old child sexual abuse claims, clearing the way for his reinstatement as senior pastor at the St. Sabina parish, Chicago Archdiocese officials said Monday.
Pfleger was accused of sexual abuse by two brothers now in their 60s who claim the activist priest assaulted them when they were boys in the 1970s. An Illinois Department of Children and Family Services review of the allegations concluded there wasn t sufficient evidence to show that Pfleger was a threat, The Associated Press reported.