DUBUQUE (IA)
WINK-TV, Ch. 11 CBS [Fort Myers FL]
July 15, 2024
The case has been dismissed against a former Southwest Florida priest who allegedly sexually abused multiple young boys 40 years ago.
Leo Riley’s attorney, Guy Cook, reached out to WINK News and said, “Please know the Court has dismissed the defective and wrongful charges brought against Father Leo Riley.”
Cook said that he had previously filed a motion to dismiss the charges on Riley’s behalf since the statute of limitations had run out and a motion to suppress evidence due to the state’s unethical and unconstitutional conduct.
The motion to suppress was to be heard by the court on Monday, but the court canceled the hearing and entered an order dismissing the case instead.
Cook said that Riley vigorously denied the allegations.
According to Cook, Riley successfully passed two separate polygraph examinations conducted by two different former FBI special agents who are experts in polygraphs.