Former Stepinac Priest Removed From Ministry After Sex Abuse Claims

A Catholic monsignor with ties to churches and schools in Pearl River, White Plains and the Bronx has been permanently removed from his position as a priest because of "credible" claims of abuse, according to a nonprofit that assists sexual abuse victims. Monsignor John J. O'Keefe, who last year was suspended as pastor of St. Margaret of Antioch Church in Pearl River , is accused of sexually abusing a teenaged boy on at least two occasions in the 1980s while working as a guidance counselor at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, according to a statement from Road to Recovery, Inc., a New Jersey-based nonprofit.

Former Stepinac Priest Removed From Ministry After Sex Abuse Claims

A Catholic monsignor with ties to churches and schools in Pearl River, White Plains and the Bronx has been permanently removed from his position as a priest because of "credible" claims of abuse, according to a nonprofit that assists sexual abuse victims. Monsignor John J. O'Keefe, who last year was suspended as pastor of St. Margaret of Antioch Church in Pearl River , is accused of sexually abusing a teenaged boy on at least two occasions in the 1980s while working as a guidance counselor at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, according to a statement from Road to Recovery, Inc., a New Jersey-based nonprofit.