The Diocese of Buffalo is taking action against former priest Joseph Rappl, who has been a seasonal volunteer counselor at the diocesan summer youth camp.
"We were not aware of any such allegations against him until April 5, 2018," the diocese said in a Facebook post. "Mr. Rappl will have no involvement at Camp Turner while this matter is investigated."
JUST IN: Day after victim makes allegations against former @BuffaloDiocese priest, he is removed from Camp Turner (diocesan youth camp). @WKBW pic.twitter.com/O2LjrmheYy
— Charlie Specht (@Charlie_Reports) April 6, 2018
The move comes one day after a former Lewiston altar boy came forward to describe alleged abuse by Rappl in the 1980s while he was at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in Lewiston.
