St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson Deposed in Case Accusing Priest of Molesting Girl

The Republic
September 20, 2013

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/725c9193ac3445048447d307ac5f7ec3/MO--Archbishop-Deposition

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson has been deposed in a case involving a priest in the archdiocese.

The deposition was Thursday in the case against the Rev. Xiu Hui Jiang. He is charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child after a teenage girl told authorities that Jiang molested her.

The archdiocese says in a statement that the case is in the hands of the Missouri court system, where the allegations can be sorted out.

The girl's parents filed a lawsuit in July alleging that Carlson knew Jiang was a danger to children. The archdiocese says those allegations are false.

Jiang has been on administrative leave since the allegations against him were announced.