Investigation clears Albany bishop of sexual misconduct allegations

Published: 2004-06-24

ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) -- An independent investigator who spent four months looking into allegations of sexual misconduct against Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany has cleared him of all the allegations. At a June 24 press conference, Mary Jo White, a former U.S. attorney, repeatedly said there is "no credible evidence" as she went through the list of allegations that had been made about the bishop. She also issued a 200-page public report detailing her investigation, supported by 350 pages of exhibits. White said the investigation, which began in February, included interviews with about 300 witnesses, a review of more than 20,000 pages of documents, and nine polygraph examinations conducted by the former chief of the FBI's polygraph unit. White said Bishop Hubbard voluntarily took a polygraph "and was found to be truthful in his denial of all" the allegations against him.

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