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Sex abuse, coverup lawsuit filed against bishop, Diocese of Orlando
ClickOrlando
August 13, 2014
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/sex-abuse-coverup-lawsuit-filed-against-bishop-diocese-of-orlando/27452884
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ORLANDO, Fla. -
A new sex abuse and coverup lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Bishop John Gerard Noonan and the Diocese of Orlando.
According to the lawsuit, a now 52-year-old man was sexually abused by Fr. William Authenrieth at All Souls in Sanford Parish in the mid- to late 1970s. The plaintiff was a 13-year-old altar boy when the sex abuse began, the lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit claims that Authenrieth engaged the boy in various types of sexual activity and gave him money, threatening him if he ever told anyone.
Authenrieth has also been named in at least one sexual abuse lawsuit against the Diocese of Brooklyn, where he was assigned prior to a transfer to Orlando, the lawsuit states.
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