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Man sues diocese over 'paedophile priest'

A man who says he was molested by an Irish priest in 1984 when he was nine, is suing California's Diocese of Santa Rosa.

The action, filed in Sonoma county Superior Court, claims the Bishop of Santa Rosa committed fraud by not revealing to the congregation that recently-arrived Patrick McCabe had been the target of several allegations of child sex abuse in his native Ireland.

McCabe, 74, who turned himself in to US authorities last month, is facing extradition to Ireland accused of sexually assaulting six boys from 1973 to 1981.

Lawyer Joe George claims in the lawsuit that his client recently found out through media reports that the bishop was aware of previous claims of sexual abuse by McCabe before he was assigned to St Bernard's Church in Eureka, California.

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D Vella

Aug 20th 2010, 10:38

Pathetic .Are you now suggesting censorship of the news?. I am not surprised. Those are the sort of tactics that we are well used to.Pity Lehen Is Sewwa is not around,they would have been eager to employ someone like you. Fascism is not dead,it is well,alive and kicking in Malta.

antonia grima

Aug 20th 2010, 10:46

I agree with you to the full

rgalea

Aug 20th 2010, 12:15

Actually it was published under " world news" .

Do you live in a fantasy island totally isolated from the rest of the world?

Should the times start censoring what does not appeal to your pious sentiments?

Why do you keep reading "The Times" if it is shameful?

I can tell you what is truly revolting: a series on Discovery channel titled "Toddlers and Tiaras"....I watched part of an episode and decided to never watch that particular trash ever again......cos we have a choice......use it.

It's a free world....get real.

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