ST. LOUIS (MO)
Riverfront Times

By Sam Levin Thu., Jul. 18 2013

This week, we’ve been covering the controversy of Father Xiu Hui “Joseph” Jiang, a St. Louis priest facing criminal charges that he repeatedly molested a teenage girl. In the wake of a high-profile subpoena, supporters of Jiang — who are not directly affiliated with the Archdiocese of St. Louis — have spoken up in his defense, arguing he is innocent.

Now, Daily RFT has learned that the family of the teenage girl has filed a lawsuit against church leadership that includes a lot of new details about the alleged acts of abuse — and accuses Archbishop Robert Carlson of breaking the law in his attempts to cover it up.

The suit, full document on view below, says Carlson was very close with Jiang and that after the priest confessed to him directly, the archbishop told the family…