LIVE: New lawsuit against Harrisburg Diocese

HARRISBURG (PA)
WGAL News 8

July 23, 2019

In a lawsuit being announced today, two now-deceased priests at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, north of Selinsgrove, are accused of raping an altar boy.

You can watch the plaintiff’s news conference about the lawsuit above.

The suit names the Harrisburg Diocese former Bishop Kevin Rhoades and current Bishop Ronald Gainer.

The suit will challenge Pennsylvania’s Statute of Limitations for sex crimes.

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