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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Priest of the Diocese of Yakima exonerated
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Father Seamus Kerr, a 91-year old priest at Holy Apostles Catholic Church in East Wenatchee, Wash., is pictured in his 2009 photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Yakima)
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.
YAKIMA, Washington 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.
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