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Biden’s inauguration priest under investigation by university after unspecified allegations

The Rev. Kevin O’Brien, the president of Santa Clara University and the priest who delivered the Roman Catholic Mass for President Biden on the morning of his inauguration, is on leave from his job at the school after unspecified allegations against him.

John Sobrato, the chair of the university’s board of trustees, delivered the message in a letter to the university community this week. He said there have been allegations that O’Brien engaged in conversations contrary to the religious traditions of the school.

“I have been informed by the Provincial of the USA West Province that the Jesuit Provincial Office recently received accounts that Father O’Brien exhibited behaviors in adult settings, consisting primarily of conversations, which may be inconsistent with established Jesuit protocols and boundaries,” Sobrato said.

O’Brien previously served on the boards of Fordham University, Seattle University, Marquette University and Boston College, according to his university biography.

He’s known the Biden family for almost 15 years, according to Santa Clara University, from when O’Brien worked at Georgetown University. O’Brien also presided at the services for Biden’s previous inaugurations, according to the university.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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