The Catholic Diocese of Lincoln reassigned a priest to limited ministerial duties after he was accused of sexually abusing a minor more than three decades ago.

According to a Sept. 19 statement from the diocese, a woman accused the Rev. Scott Courtney of sexually abusing her in 1993 when she was a minor and Courtney was a seminarian in Lincoln.

Diocese officials "promptly" reported the allegations to local law enforcement, but no criminal charges were filed, according to the statement.

The diocese conducted an independent investigation in line with church policy, church officials said.

Courtney has denied the allegations made against him, the diocese said, but Bishop James Conley limited his duties to "providing spiritual support to the retired priests of the Diocese of Lincoln."

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