COLUMBUS (OH)
WOSU Radio
Dec. 10, 2019
By Steve Brown
A Franklin County judge says the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus must hand over documents on at least 15 clergy members to see if they knew about any alleged sexual abuse.
The order issued Friday comes as part of a 2018 lawsuit filed by a man who says he was molested during the 2002-2003 school year at St. Charles Preparatory Academy by Monsignor Thomas Bennett, who died in 2008.
Judge Jaiza Page granted the request related to 15 clergy members other than Bennett, ruling it was “reasonably likely to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence.”
The clergy members in question were not identified in the order.
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