CALIFORNIA
CBS 13
[with video]
August 13, 2016 By Shirin Rajaee
STOCKTON (CBS13) — There’s more trouble for the Catholic church. A Stockton pool man claims he was fired after a priest sent him sexually explicit text messages. He has now filed a civil lawsuit and wants the priest removed.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in San Joaquin County
Monsignor Larry McGovern is not just the head of Presentation Church in Stockton, but also the head of a Catholic school. Some parishioners say he’s been a role model to them and the allegations against him are unbelievable.
“I cannot believe it, I cannot believe, there are so many things that I just pray to God that this is not true,” says parishioner Claudia Liborio.
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