KENTUCKY
Herald-Leader
By Frank E. Lockwood
HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER
The Kentucky Supreme Court this week declined to reopen a former Cathedral of Christ the King altar boy's sexual abuse lawsuit against the Catholic dioceses of Lexington and Covington.
The high court's order comes less than a week after the Lexington diocese announced that it had permanently suspended the alleged abuser, Rev. William J. Fedders, in accordance with the church's sex-abuse policies.
The diocese won't say what Fedders did to merit the lifetime ban from public ministry or how many people have accused him of sexual abuse. In past court appearances, the diocese had insisted that allegations against Fedders were "not substantiated."
Spokesmen for the Lexington and Covington dioceses yesterday declined to comment on the supreme court's decision.
Fedders also declined to discuss the allegations. "I've been told that I cannot talk with you. Thank you for calling," he said.
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