ST. LOUIS (MO)
WGEM
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A judge says the St. Louis archdiocese must turn over internal records on sexual abuse allegations spanning two decades as part of a civil lawsuit.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1b1godn ) reports a Florissant man’s parents are suing the archdiocese, claiming his 2009 suicide was the result of sexual and emotional abuse by priest Bryan Kuchar.
Defense lawyers say the documents won’t be made public and only will be used in the trial. They will cover 20 years of any allegations prior to the man’s suspected abuse.
A message seeking comment was left with the archdiocese Wednesday.
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