FLORIDA
JRN
By Andrew Murphy.
VENICE, Fla – Major developments out of Sarasota County, FOX 4 has learned the Diocese of Venice is being sued for $5 million over a case of sexual abuse.
The suit, which was filed Tuesday morning, involves former diocese volunteer Robert Little, who was convicted of molesting a 13-year-old boy last year.
Little worked at Saint Francis Xavier church in Fort Myers and lived in a church-owned property when the abuse happened.
He accepted a plea deal, and will serve just under a year in jail, followed by 10 years of probation.
4 In Your Corner reporter Gabrielle Sarann will have all the latest information in our newscasts tonight.
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