ST. LOUIS (MO)
KSDK

Kevin S. Held, KSDK
July 8, 2014

ST. LOUIS – A Lincoln County judge denied a request by the Archdiocese of St. Louis and Archbishop Robert Carlson to dismiss a civil suit filed by the family of a girl claiming she was the victim of sexual abuse by a priest.

The lawsuit, filed after a St. Louis circuit judge dismissed abuse charges against Fr. Joseph Jiang, alleges Archbishop Carlson did not do anything to stop the molestation. The family accused Jiang of having inappropriate contact with the girl on four separate occasions. The charges were dropped in November 2013.