BUFFALO (NY)
WIBV Channel 4
August 13, 2019
Critics describe the investigative report of sexual abuse allegations against The Rev. Dennis Riter as a biased, twisted sham not worth the paper it is printed on.
Scott Riordan, a former sex crimes prosecutor contracted by the diocese to investigate allegations, told News 4 Investigates in an exclusive television interview that he began this case with the same open mind that he had for the other 12 complaints assigned to him.
His goal, he said, was to find the truth. And contrary to what some critics believe, Riordan said he did bring an independent eye to the cases he investigated for the diocese.
“This isn’t simply me going along with the church and saying what they want,” said Riordan, who also is a defense attorney and village justice.
“In fact, in most of the cases that I’ve investigated, the reports have been found to be substantiated or credible.”
Riter, a priest in Dunkirk, was accused last year of sexually abusing three boys in the 1990s.
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