ST. LOUIS (MO)
Riverfront Times
By Lindsay Toler Fri., Nov. 22 2013
Criminal charges against a Cathedral Basilica priest accused of sexually abusing a teen in his parish were dropped earlier this month.
Father Xiu Hui “Joseph” Jiang, 30, was not alone with the victim, the court ruled, so child endangerment and witness tampering charges have been dropped, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Two circuit judges filed to dismiss the charges on November 18, and the case was officially dismissed from court record Thursday, according to the Post-Dispatch.
The family of the victim still has a civil lawsuit pending against the archdiocese and Archbishop Robert Carlson for knowingly allowing a sexual predator to interact unsupervised with children.
Nicole Gorovsky, one of the Chakes, Carlson & Halquist lawyers handling the civil suit, says she doesn’t think the news will affect the lawsuit.
“I think our case is a very strong one,” Gorovsky says. “I don’t think this means anything.”
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