Abuse suit filed against Wisconsin diocese
January 08, 2009
A woman who says she was molested by a priest in 1971 has filed a civil suit against the Diocese of La Crosse. When she brought the alleged incidents to then-Bishop Raymond Burke’s attention in 2003, the priest was removed from ministry. He died at the age of 90 in 2006. The woman says she recently learned that the diocese had been warned of a previous abuse allegation before 1971. “It’s making me sick to my stomach to do this,” she said. “I’m afraid people are going to think I’m doing this for the money. It’s the furthest thing from my mind right now.” --
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