New Lawsuits Filed against Diocese of Charlotte with Assault Accusations

By Nate Morabito
WCNC-TV
April 14, 2020

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/investigations/lawsuit-diocese-charlotte/275-95751c2c-5303-4543-a3df-b265343f273b

The men, referred to only as John Doe and John Doe 1K, filed the lawsuits in Mecklenburg County on Monday.

Two men who previously accused former Diocese of Charlotte priests of sexual abuse stemming from the 70s and 80s have filed new assault and battery and negligence lawsuits against the diocese.

The men, referred to only as John Doe and John Doe 1K, filed the lawsuits in Mecklenburg County on Monday.

One accuses former priest Joseph Kelleher, now deceased, of sex abuse when he was a teen. The other accuses former priest Richard Farwell of sex abuse when he was a teen.