MIAMI (FL)
WSVN
[with video]
MIAMI (WSVN) — Several parents protested after a Catholic school pastor who was allegedly named in a sexual lawsuit remains at the school.
Parents protested at St. Agatha Catholic School Tuesday night. One side wants Father Rolando Garcia removed from the Catholic School, while the other side supports Garcia. “Simply put, I don’t feel comfortable with him at the school, and I think it is appropriate for him to be moved,” said parent Erica Garcia.
The two sides are at odds because Father Garcia was named in another lawsuit alleging he abused a young boy at another church in the 1980s. “My position is we are judging a priest without having anything from a court,” said a supporter.
Archdiocese of Miami previously settled a lawsuit against Father Garcia in 2007.
Garcia, who is the pastor of the school’s Catholic church, regularly interacts with children and parents are concerned.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.