CALIFORNIA
The Union Democrat
Written by Alex MacLean, The Union Democrat
November 07, 2012
A third sexual abuse lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Stockton and a former priest who ministered in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties was planned to be filed this morning in San Joaquin County Superior Court.
A copy of the complaint obtained by The Union Democrat from the plaintiff’s attorneys said a now 22-year-old Orange County man has accused Father Michael Kelly of the Stockton Catholic Diocese of molesting him at Mokelumne Hill Church in 2000.
The plaintiff, who was 10 at the time, claims Kelly “groomed” him for abuse and later forcibly molested him on church grounds.
Kelly was named head pastor at St. Andrew’s Parish in San Andreas in 2000 and part of his duties included serving as pastor at Mokelumne Hill Church, according to the lawsuit.
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