GLENDALE, Ohio — The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a local priest after the Archdiocese of Cincinnati said a computer in his possession may have accessed "concerning websites."

Fr. Ed Burns Jr. recently left his parish without explanation . He is the pastor of the St. Carlo Acutis Parish, which includes St. Gabriel Church and school in Glendale, St. Michael Church and School in Sharonville, and St. John Church in West Chester.

On Tuesday, a sheriff’s spokesperson confirmed an active investigation into Burns but declined to comment further.

A spokesperson for Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich stated that the Archdiocese of Cincinnati contacted her office on Aug. 28 regarding Burns. She forwarded the communication to the sheriff’s office the same day.

Pillich

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