Priest asks to return to church

Bay Head, New Jersey -- A Catholic priest formerly accused of sexual abuse -- the charges were dropped three months ago after the accuser committed suicide -- has asked the Diocese of Trenton to put him back in the borough parish he used to lead.

The Rev. Patrick Francis Magee, who was pastor at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic parish until the charges surfaced, met with Bishop John M. Smith last week and "asked to return to his assignment in Bay Head," diocesan spokeswoman Audra Miller said in a statement released Monday.

Magee's move was expected since the charges were dropped and he was allowed to return to the United States from Ireland. The diocese would put no timetable on when a decision will be made on his request.

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