ALABAMA
AL.com
By Casey Toner | ctoner@al.com
on March 20, 2015
Attorneys that are suing St. Pius X School in a bullying case can depose a school priest who allegedly had a sexual relationship with a teenage boy 15 years ago, a judge ruled Friday.
Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Sarah H. Stewart said that plaintiff attorneys David Kennedy and Christine Hernandez will be allowed to ask Rev. Johnny Savoie, the school administrator, about the incident and the teenager as long as they identify the teenager by his initials in the deposition.
Furthermore, Stewart said that the deposition would not automatically fall under a confidential protection order. Attorneys for St. Pius would have to request such an order after the fact.
“It’s relevant, it’s discoverable,” Stewart said, in a testy exchange with Finn Cox, an attorney representing St. Pius X School.
The plaintiff’s lawyers subpoenaed Baldwin County District Attorney Hallie Dixon earlier this month in order to ask her questions about a report she received regarding the allegation made against Savoie.
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