FLORIDA
Sun Sentinel
Andy Reid
Sun Sentinel
A priest dubbed a liar last year by the Diocese of Palm Beach filed a libel lawsuit Wednesday, accusing church leaders of trying to cover up sexual misconduct.
The Rev. John Gallagher in 2015 helped investigators catch a priest who showed child porn to a teenager at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County sheriff’s records show.
Then last year, Gallagher attracted international attention when he told reporters that he was passed over for head pastor at Holy Name after cooperating with authorities.
The diocese has called that a fabrication. On Jan. 26, 2016, the diocese issued a statement saying Gallagher was “blatantly lying” and “in need of professional assistance.”
The diocese has maintained that it fully cooperated with authorities and that Gallagher didn’t get the top job at Holy Name because of his poor performance there.
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