PHOENIX (AZ)
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PHOENIX An attorney says a former top official in the Phoenix Catholic diocese will be cleared of allegations of sexual improprieties.
Attorney Michael Manning says the allegation against Monsignor Dale Fushek (FYOO'-shek)is baseless and a source of disappointment for Fushek.
Fushek is the pastor of St. Timothy Catholic Church in Mesa and the founder of large youth group.
Bishop Thomas Olmsted placed Fushek on leave after an attorney notified the diocese that a client claimed to have recovered a repressed memory involving sexual improprieties by Fushek in 1985.
An attorney for the accuser says his client's claim is true and that he will continue to pursue the case.
Posted by kshaw at December 31, 2004 08:25 AM