CALIFORNIA
The Record
By Jennie Rodriguez-Moore
Record Staff Writer
November 08, 2012
STOCKTON – The Diocese of Stockton has been hit with a third child sex abuse lawsuit that names former priest Michael Kelly, who returned to Ireland in April in the middle of another sex abuse trial.
A 22-year-old Orange County man filed the latest civil lawsuit Wednesday, saying Kelly molested him in the early 2000s while the then-boy was a parishioner at Mokelumne Hill Church. Kelly served the small mission church after leaving St. Andrew’s Church in San Andreas.
Identified as John MT Doe, the plaintiff is suing for damages claiming negligence, constructive fraud and sexual harassment, among others.
His attorneys say the diocese and its top leaders had a duty to disclose Kelly had previously been accused of sexual misconduct, and that they should have stopped him from ministering to children.
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.