Clergy abuse viewed as isolated
Albany Episcopal officials say there is no evidence ex-dean acted improperly at Cathedral of All Saints
By MARC PARRY, Staff writer
Thursday, August 16, 2007

ALBANY -- Local Episcopalians have no immediate plans to investigate a former Cathedral of All Saints dean who has admitted sexually abusing four boys while working as a rector in central New York.

The Rev. Marshall Vang, the dean of the cathedral, said Wednesday he was not aware of any local complaints against the Rev. J. Edward Putnam, who led the Albany Episcopal Diocese's mother church between 1993 and 1997. He also served as a chaplain for the state Assembly. the rest