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Saturday, January 01, 2005

Orlando parishioners told of sex-abuse claim

Orlando, Florida -- The Catholic Diocese of Orlando told the congregation of a local church Sunday that a visiting priest who worked there in the late 1980s is being investigated for possible sexual misconduct.

After an early morning phone call from the diocese about the allegation against the Rev. Richard Emerson, the Rev. Thomas Barrett told parishioners of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church on Edgewater Drive that anyone with knowledge of misconduct should contact police and church authorities.

"I ask that you pray for the victim," he told parishioners.

Read the article at www.sun-sentinel.com
dated December 20 2004
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