June 25, 2005

Trial against priest will move forward

NEW YORK
News 10 Now

6/24/2005 7:12 PM
By: Janelle Reichert, News 10 Now Web Staff

A trial against former Cortland priest Father Thomas Keating will go forward. This after a motion, before the Onondaga County Supreme Court, was withdrawn Friday.

Father Keating filed the motion to stop a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against him, based on a technicality.

The court ordered Father Keating to testify Friday, but he never appeared in court. His lawyers chose instead to withdrawal the motion.

The prosecutor in this case, John Aretakis, said although he's looking forward to moving forward with the Jane Doe case, Father Keating's decision not to testify is telling.

A trial against former Cortland priest Father Thomas Keating will go forward. This after a motion, before the Onondaga County Supreme Court, was withdrawn Friday.

“It seems to me that what Father Keating has done again today, is he has shied away from confrontation or adversity, by and amongst adults,” he said. “A pedophile likes children, they pick on children because they are vulnerable and week and when they separate these children from their parents or loved ones, they usually get what they want, and part of what they get is also silence."

Posted by kshaw at June 25, 2005 07:01 AM