ORLANDO (FL)
Orlando Sentinel
By Christopher Sherman | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted December 20, 2004
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.
Longtime church member Sallie Amato said she had spoken about Emerson with other members who are active in the church.
"No one remembers him -- I've been here since the '50s," Amato said.