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	New Allegation in Archdiocese of Louisville Priest Abuse Scandal WDRB February 16, 2011 http://www.fox41.com/story/14043123/new-allegation-in-archdiocese-of-louisville-abuse-scandal [with video] LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB Fox 41) -- A new allegation surfaced Wednesday in the priest abuse scandal that has rocked the Archdiocese of Louisville. As Colleen Powell of an activist group puts it, "This situation at Saint Therese is layer upon layer upon layer of mismanagement and deceit." SNAP, The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, made the complaint in front of the Louisville Archdiocese headquarters. The group says former priest Bruce Ewing served on a Saint Therese parish advisory board after he was convicted in 2007 of raping a 15-year-old girl. The group maintains that Ewing serving on the board violates church policies. Saint Therese is the same church where a former employee just filed a lawsuit saying she was fired for complaining about Father James Shook. The suit says Shook lived in the church rectory after being ousted from his home church because of sexual abuse allegations. Margie Weiter has amended her whistleblower complaint to include Ewing. Powell, of SNAP, says, "If he's a member of the parish council, he's at fish frys, he's at bingos, he's at celebrations within the church that children are going to be at." The Archdiocese says Ewing left active ministry in 1977 and only served as a parishioner at the church. It released a statement today saying, "All employees and volunteers who work with children in Catholic parishes and schools must undergo background checks and participate in training. In Mr. Ewing's case, it was assumed that since he was not working with children, his volunteer service on the parish council was acceptable. Per our sexual abuse policies, this is not correct and will not continue. " Neither Ewing nor Shook has been accused of any new wrongdoing.
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