OMAHA (NE)
KMTV
October 25, 2018
By Shawnte Passmore and Maya Saenz
Thursday night, parishioners at one of Omaha’s largest Catholic churches, St. Wenceslaus, met with Archbishop George Lucas to learn more about the dismissal of Father Francis Nigli.
They wanted to know what took so long for the church to go public and acknowledge that a 21-year-old accused Father Nigli of kissing and groping him on church grounds in May. Hundreds of parishioners packed the room for an emotional meeting.
They told 3 News Now that they shared concerns about lack of transparency and communication to the community.
The Archdiocese of Omaha said the priest was removed from ministering this past summer after it received a report that Nigli had kissed and fondled a man in May. A police investigation “determined the elements of sexual assault were not met.”
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