INDIANA
Post-Tribune
Aug. 8, 2005
By Jon Seidel / Post-Tribune staff writer
The Rev. Richard Emerson of Michigan City is facing further allegations of sexual misconduct.
New claims have been made against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary priest who is already facing an investigation by the Catholic Church, the Rev. Brian Chadwick, the diocese’s spokesman, said.
The allegations have been found to be credible, Chadwick said, and therefore the parishes Emerson has served were notified this weekend, as have the police.
“This is not a finding of guilt,” Chadwick said.
Chadwick said he did not know where the incident purportedly occurred nor whether the victim was a minor.
The Rev. Michael Yadron on Sunday, though, passed along information about the accusations to his congregation at St. Thomas More in Munster.
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