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	Diocese Clears Priest of Sex-Abuse Charges WSTM [Syracuse NY] Downloaded December 16, 2004 SYRACUSE, N.Y. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse says it has cleared a priest of sex abuse allegations. A diocesan investigation found insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegations against the Reverend James F. Quinn. In a statement, Quinn says the past 19 months have difficult and he looks forward to moving on and living out his priestly ministry. Quinn has been on leave from his diocese job enlisting and counseling young men for the priesthood. Last year, Quinn was named in a lawsuit filed by John Zumpano of New Hartford, who alleged he was sexually abused by Quinn from 1963 to 1970 while a student at Saint Agnes Church's grammar school and Notre Dame High School in Utica. The lawsuit also named the diocese as defendant. It was dismissed by a state judge, who said the statute of limitations had expired. Zumpano's attorney says he will continue appealing the case regardless of the diocese's "self-serving" findings.
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