Military and archdiocese officials say Catholic chaplain Lt. Cmdr. John Thomas Matthew Lee did not show prior signs of misconduct before allegations surfaced that he forced himself on a Naval Academy midshipmen.

Lee “was a priest in good standing until he informed the Archdiocese [of the Military Service] of allegations made against him,” said Julia Rota, archdiocese spokeswoman.

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