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Saint Sabina Parishioners Welcome Rev. Michael Pfleger's Return After Cleared of Abuse Allegations
The popular but also controversial Rev. Michael Pfleger celebrated his first mass upon his return to Chicago’s Saint Sabina Church Sunday after being cleared of sexual abuse allegations.
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Rev. Michael Pfleger Cleared of Sex Abuse Allegations, Reinstated as Pastor at Saint Sabina
In October, Rev. Michael Pfleger was accused of sexually abusing a man when he was a minor in the late 1980s.
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Rally Held Showing Support for Fr. Michael Pfleger
A rally showing support for Fr. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church was held Thursday as he undergoes an investigation from the Archdiocese of Chicago into an allegation of sexual abuse, NBC 5’s Stefan Holt reports.
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Another Sexual Abuse Claim Filed Against Father Pfleger
A Chicago attorney has confirmed that a client of his has filed a claim with the Archdiocese of Chicago, alleging that Father Michael Pfleger, of St. Sabina Parish in Auburn Gresham, had sexually abused him when he was a minor in the late 1980s. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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Pfleger, Community Activists Call Attention to Dozens of Missing Black Women in Chicago
As nationwide attention ratchets up around the disappearance and apparent death of a Florida woman, Father Michael Pfleger is calling attention to the dozens of Black women who either remain missing, or who have been killed, in the city of Chicago in recent years.
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Pfleger, Activists Call Attention to Dozens of Missing Black Women in Chicago
As nationwide attention ratchets up around the disappearance and apparent death of a Florida woman, Father Michael Pfleger is calling attention to the dozens of Black women who either remain missing, or who have been killed, in the city of Chicago in recent years.
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Family of 4-Year-Old Killed in Chicago Speaks Out About Tragedy
The family of a 4-year-old boy shot and killed over the weekend while visiting relatives in Chicago is speaking out, and NBC 5’s Christian Farr is sharing their story.
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Father Pfleger: Abuse Allegations Flipped Life ‘Upside Down in a Moment'
One day after presiding at his first Mass at Chicago’s Saint Sabina Church since being reinstated as senior pastor, Father Michael Pfleger on Monday opened up about the sexual abuse allegations that kept him away from the parish for five months.
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Cleared Chicago Priest Holds First Mass Since Reinstatement
An activist Roman Catholic priest cleared by an Archdiocese of Chicago investigation into decades-old sexual abuse claims has returned to lead worship at his longtime Chicago church
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Pfleger to be Reinstated at St. Sabina After Review Finds Abuse Allegations Unfounded
Father Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as senior pastor at St. Sabina Church after an investigation by the Chicago Archdiocese review board found that allegations of abuse against Pfleger were unfounded, Cardinal Blase Cupich wrote Monday in a letter to parishioners. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest details.
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Pfleger to be Reinstated at St. Sabina After Review Finds Abuse Allegations Unfounded
Father Michael Pfleger will be reinstated as senior pastor at St. Sabina Church after an investigation by the Chicago Archdiocese review board found that allegations of abuse against Pfleger were unfounded, Cardinal Blase Cupich wrote Monday in a letter to parishioners.
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Cupich Accuses St. Sabina of ‘Inappropriate and Intimidating Tactics' Toward Pfleger Abuse Investigators
Cardinal Blase Cupich penned a final warning to St. Sabina administrators last week saying he would assign the investigation of Father Michael Pfleger — who has been accused of sexually abusing three boys over 40 years ago — to another diocese if the St. Sabina community didn’t end their “inappropriate and intimidating tactics” to influence the outcome.
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Brothers Who Accused Pfleger of Abuse Took Polygraph Test, They Say
Two brothers who accused St. Sabina Church leader Rev. Michael Pfleger of sexual misconduct say they have taken and passed lie detector tests in wake of what they described as attacks on their credibility. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Exclusive: Brothers Who Accused Pfleger of Abuse Took Polygraph Test, They Say
Two brothers who accused St. Sabina Church leader Father Michael Pfleger of sexual misconduct say they have taken and passed lie detector tests in wake of what they described as attacks on their credibility, but Pfleger’s attorneys are raising their own questions.
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St. Sabina Church Fiercely Backs Pfleger After Sex Abuse Claims
St. Sabina Church on Chicago’s South Side is waging an unusually fierce fight with the archdiocese over its investigation of decades-old sexual abuse allegations against Rev. Michael Pfleger.
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Cupich Says Archdiocese Won't Rush Investigation Into Pfleger Abuse Allegations
Despite calls for an expedited process and threats of withholding funds from the Chicago Archdiocese, Cardinal Blase Cupich says that he is committed to a full and thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct made against Fr. Michael Pfleger. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern sat down with Cupich for a one-on-one interview.
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Cupich Says Archdiocese Won't Rush Investigation Into Pfleger Abuse Allegations
Despite calls for an expedited process and threats of withholding funds from the Chicago Archdiocese, Cardinal Blase Cupich says that he is committed to a full and thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct made against Fr. Michael Pfleger, who remains on leave pending the outcome of that investigation. Cupich spoke to NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern on Monday, discussing…
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Third Man Accuses Pfleger of Unwanted Sexual Advances, Attorney Says
A third man has accused Rev. Michael Pfleger of sexual assault beginning more than 40 years agol, an attorney for the man said Wednesday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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Third Man Accuses Pfleger of Unwanted Sexual Advances
A third man has accused Rev. Michael Pfleger of sexual assault beginning more than 40 years ago, presenting the Archdiocese of Chicago with a signed affidavit saying Pfleger touched him sexually in an unwanted manner and regularly gave him drugs and alcohol, an attorney for the man said Wednesday. Sandra Torres reports.
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Third Man Accuses Pfleger of Unwanted Sexual Advances, Attorney Says
A third man has accused Rev. Michael Pfleger of sexual assault beginning more than 40 years ago, presenting the Archdiocese of Chicago with a signed affidavit saying Pfleger touched him sexually in an unwanted manner and regularly gave him drugs and alcohol, an attorney for the man said Wednesday.