LOS ANGELES (CA)
KMPH
By GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Los Angeles judge has postponed the trial of a lawsuit involving a fugitive priest, possibly until next year, so that cases involving 11 alleged victims can be tried together.
Superior Court Judge Emilie Elias refused Tuesday to dismiss the lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and retired Cardinal Roger Mahony.
She also denied a request by the archdiocese for a change of venue.
The lawsuit alleges Mahony and the archdiocese were negligent in allowing the Rev. Nicolas Aguilar Rivera to work in Los Angeles because they should have known he abused children.
The priest came to LA in 1987 after being severely beaten at his Mexican parish.
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