ACCUSED PRIEST OBJECTS TO SUBPOENAS IN DEFAMATION LAWSUIT

FRESNO (CA)
ChurchMilitant.com

September 12, 2019

By Bradley Eli, M.Div., Ma.Th.

Msgr. Craig Harrison doesn’t want diocese to turn over documents on alleged drug use, porn habit and homosexuality

After suing a Catholic watchdog group for defamation, a California priest facing multiple allegations of homosexual abuse is trying to block the release of potentially damning documents by his Fresno diocese.

Through his attorney, Paul Jonna, Stephen Brady and his organization Roman Catholic Faithful (RCF) subpoenaed the Fresno diocese on Sept. 3 for documents pertaining to Harrison’s alleged “sexual abuse, drug use, therapy, gambling, addictive disorders, use of pornography, homosexual behavior and misuse of parish funds.”

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