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Des Moines Register
The Archdiocese of Dubuque filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was sexually abused by two priests more than 40 years ago.
The lawsuit was filed in 2004 by a former altar boy who claims he was abused by the Rev. John Peters and the Rev. William Roach during two incidents in the summer of 1962. The priests have since died.
Brendan Quann, an attorney for the archdiocese, said during a hearing Monday that the lawsuit was filed too late and that if the abuse occurred, it happened outside the priests' roles within the church.