December 07, 2005

Fourth plaintiff added to lawsuit against Anchorage priest

ANCHORAGE (AK)
WPRI

ANCHORAGE, Alaska A fourth man has joined a lawsuit accusing a former Anchorage, Alaska Catholic priest of sexual assault.

The updated lawsuit names the Reverend Francis Murphy, the Anchorage Archdiocese, the Boston Archdiocese and the Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle as defendants.

Murphy -- now in his 70s -- left Alaska in 1985 for alcohol treatment and resumed ministerial duties under the Boston Archdiocese.

After another sexual abuse allegation surfaced, he retired in 1995 and moved to New Mexico, working as a priest until previous allegations came to light.

Posted by kshaw at December 7, 2005 07:44 AM