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Archdiocese Clears Priest After NFL Long Snapper's Church Interruption

Parishioners continue to demand transparency over allegations despite the archdiocese’s finding of no wrongdoing.

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Overview

  • Jake McQuaide interrupted a May 31 mass at Our Lady of the Visitation Church in Green Township, Ohio, to press Archdiocese Chancellor Jason Williams on allegations of a priest’s pornography use on a parish computer.
  • Green Township police escorted McQuaide out of the service without detaining or charging him after he insisted on a public response during the mass.
  • In a letter read to congregants, Archbishop Robert Casey’s office declared that its investigation found no criminal or ecclesiastical misconduct by Priest Martin Bachman.
  • More than 700 parishioners have signed a petition seeking greater transparency, citing a whistleblower’s claim of disturbing images and links found on a laptop in the parish office.
  • Martin Bachman is set to begin a previously planned sabbatical in July, which the archdiocese says is unrelated to the allegations.