US priest exonerated in sex abuse case

US priest exonerated in sex abuse case
Lawsuit alleged sexual abuse by four priests in the late 1970s and early 1980s
Catholic News Service
Updated: December 19, 2020 05:55 AM GMT
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A senior priest of the Diocese of Yakima, Father Seamus Kerr, was exonerated as part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed against the diocese in 2019 alleging a man from Ellensburg, Washington, was sexually abused by priests at St. Andrew Catholic Church there when he was a minor.
"On behalf of our client ... we acknowledge that the allegations of sexual abuse and improper conduct made against you, including statements in court pleadings and the press, have proven to be false," said a letter to Father Kerr from the attorneys representing the man.

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