An Indianapolis priest who works as a chaplain at Roncalli High School was suspended from ministry on Tuesday amid allegations of sexual abuse of a minor in 2016, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis said.

The Rev. David Marcotte's suspension follows a report of sexual abuse received by the archdiocese's victim assistance coordinator on Feb. 6, the archdiocese said in a statement. The archdiocese reported it to the authorities and notified the chair of the Archdiocesan Review Board, the statement said.

Marcotte was ordained in June 2014. His current posts include serving as a chaplain at Roncalli and as a Catholic chaplain at the University of Indianapolis. He also served at Saints Francis and Clare Parish in Greenwood.

The archdiocese said this is the first allegation it has received about Marcotte.

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Marcotte was not assigned to Roncalli when the alleged abuse took place in 2016. At the time, the archdiocese said he was assigned to St. Malachy Parish in Brownsburg and St. Martin of Tours Parish in Martinsville.

University of Indianapolis spokeswoman Jeanette DeDiemar said Marcotte was a minister assigned by the archdiocese but hadn't conducted a mass on campus since last spring. He was never employed by the university, she said.

"I have the sad responsibility of informing you that (Father) David Marcotte has been removed from the ministry following an accusation of sexual abuse involving a minor," Archbishop Charles C. Thompson said in an email to Roncalli parents Tuesday.

"I apologize to all victims, their families and loved ones who have suffered any form of abuse or misconduct by clergy."

Marcotte is prohibited from public ministry during the investigation.

His suspension comes several months after the Archdiocese of Indianapolis released the names of more than 20 priests associated with the archdiocese who have at least one "credible" claim of sexual abuse of a child or adolescent against them.

The list included two priests who the church said each had more than a dozen victims.

In a statement issued when the names were released, Thompson said he hoped the list would help survivors heal. “I apologize to all victims for the abuse that was done to them and for the failure of the Church to keep them from harm. I pledge to do everything within my power to protect our youth.”

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