PHOENIX (AZ)
East Valley Tribune
By Lawn Griffiths, Tribune
December 6, 2005
Monsignor Dale Fushek expects to face his seven accusers in separate trials and will not plea bargain any of the 10 sexual misconduct charges against him, his attorney said Monday.
"He will not plead guilty to anything," attorney Michael Manning said. "He can’t afford to do a plea agreement, even with all sorts of assurances of no time and no fines. No priest can afford to plea bargain anything like this where they feel they are innocent because, if they do, their careers are ruined."
"We’ll beat them," Manning said. "Yes, the trials will be ugly, but there is no choice. We have to try each one of them."