Priest accused of sexual abuse in civil trial doesn't show in court
Davenport, Iowa --
A defrocked Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse almost 50 years ago was not in the courtroom for the first day of testimony in a civil trial against him.
The case against James Janssen started yesterday (Wednesday).
A 56-year-old man, who claims he was abused as a child, is suing James Janssen. In his lawsuit, the man claims Janssen abused him in the early 1950s and that church officials kept the secret for more than four decades.
Janssen has denied the claims, but the Vatican stripped him of the priesthood last fall at Bishop William Franklin's request.
Read the article at woi-tv.com Dated May 4, 2005
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A defrocked Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse almost 50 years ago was not in the courtroom for the first day of testimony in a civil trial against him.
The case against James Janssen started yesterday (Wednesday).
A 56-year-old man, who claims he was abused as a child, is suing James Janssen. In his lawsuit, the man claims Janssen abused him in the early 1950s and that church officials kept the secret for more than four decades.
Janssen has denied the claims, but the Vatican stripped him of the priesthood last fall at Bishop William Franklin's request.
Read the article at woi-tv.com Dated May 4, 2005
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