From Crux:
OWENSBORO, Kentucky – A Catholic priest who was often seen on the bench alongside Rick Pitino’s Kentucky and Louisville basketball teams has been suspended on allegations he sexually abused a minor in the 1980s.
Father Joseph Edward Bradley was “temporarily suspended” by the Diocese of Owensboro, according to a statement Friday. The diocese received a report that he had sexually abused a minor “in the 1980s while he was principal at Owensboro Catholic High School.” Bradley was a fixture on the University of Kentucky bench during the Pitino coaching era in the 1990s, The Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Bradley also served as an unofficial chaplain to Pitino’s University of Louisville teams.