MO- New ruling: Twice-accused priest heads toward trial
ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Tuesday, July 8, 2014
For more information: David Clohessy (314) 566-9790 cell, SNAPclohessy@aol.com, Barbara Dorris (314) 503-0003, SNAPdorris@gmail.com
Pedophile priest is subject of hearing
He’s been arrested twice & faces a civil suit
Cleric has moved with and lived with archbishop
On the same day that St. Louis Catholic officials dodged a potentially embarrassing civil child sex abuse trial, a judge green-lighted a similar trial against a different priest.
Twice in recent years Fr. Joseph Jiang has been arrested on child sex charges – first in Lincoln County in 2012 and then in St. Louis city in April 2014. Now, it looks like he’ll face a civil trial.
Yesterday, according to CaseNET, a Lincoln County judge let a civil lawsuit against Fr. Jiang and his church supervisors move forward. Fr….
