PRIEST ABUSE CASE

September 23, 2009 by Stephanie

The Diocese of La Crosse Faces Priest Abuse Allegations in Court

WILL A LAWSUIT INVOLVING ALLEGED PRIEST ABUSE IN THE 1970'S BE TRIED SOON IN LA CROSSE COUNTY?

THE SUIT IS BEING DISCUSSED TODAY IN COURT. A STEVENS POINT AREA WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS MOLESTED BY A PRIEST FROM THE LA CROSSE DIOCESE WHEN SHE WAS NINE YEARS OLD. SHE CLAIMS THAT THE DIOCESE HAS COVERED UP CASES OF ABUSE FOR YEARS, AND RE-ASSIGNED PRIESTS AFTER ACCUSATIONS WERE MADE AGAINST THEM. THE PRIEST IN QUESTION DIED THREE YEARS AGO. THE WOMAN SAYS THE LAWSUIT IS AIMED AT OPENING UP THE DIOCESAN FILES ON IMPROPER BEHAVIOR BY PRIESTS.