Police Will Not Investigate Abuse Allegations Against Former Priest

Orlando, Florida --

Tuesday afternoon, Orlando police announced they will not be investigating abuse allegations against a former Central Florida priest because the victims waited too long.

Father Richard Emerson had transferred to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church from Indiana back in the late '80s to mid '90s. Two men told Orlando police that, starting when they were twelve, Emerson molested them and they say it went on for seven years.

The two men told police Emerson molested them in peoples' homes and on trips to Key West, Chicago, Colorado and Indiana. But police say the men had until they were 22 years old to report it to law enforcement. They are now in their 30s and it's too late. The four-year statute of limitations has run out.

Police say, if not for that, they would have investigated further. But, at this point, they would not say whether Emerson would have been charged.

Read the article at WFTV.com - News dated February 15, 2005

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