FLORIDA
WFTV

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new clergy sex abuse lawsuit was filed against the Diocese of Orlando.
The plaintiff claims he was abused in a parish in Sanford in the 1970s.

The alleged victim is an adult. His attorney said he’s lived with the shame his entire life and is looking for justice.

This week, the unnamed plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the Diocese of Orlando for the alleged abuse that happened when the victim was a teenager.

Attorney Adam Horowitz said this is the fifth lawsuit he’s filed against Father William Authenrieth, who is living in a retirement community in Massachusetts. However it’s the seventh lawsuit filed against Authenrieth in all.