KENTUCKY
Cincinnati Post
1992 - Jerome "Jerry" Junker accuses Father Earl Bierman of sexually abusing him in the 1970s, setting off the sex-abuse scandal that rocked the Diocese of Covington. Several others come forward, and Bierman is eventually sentenced to 20 years in prison.
May 2002 - Roger Foys is named the Bishop of Covington. In his first interview with The Post, he calls sexual abuse by priests a crime and a sin, saying: "It needs to be dealt with. It needs to be stopped."
February 2003 - A lawsuit is filed in Boone Circuit Court alleging a 50-year coverup of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Covington. It later is certified as a class-action lawsuit.
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