FERNDALE (MI)
Church Militant
February 10, 2020
By Christine Niles
Fr. Dennis Riter goes to grave with secrets
A Buffalo priest accused of abusing multiple boys is dead.
Father Dennis Riter passed away Saturday after spending more than a week in the hospital from a heart attack.
In response to Church Militant’s query, the diocese confirmed Riter’s death “after a brief illness” but had no further details.
Riter was at the center of serious sex abuse allegations in 2018 involving at least three alleged victims.
One of them, Matthew Golden, was featured in an ABC Nightline exposé.
Matthew Golden: “I definitely was molested by Fr. Riter — 100%.”
Another was interviewed by Church Militant.
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