FRESNO (CA)
Fresno Bee
January 31, 2020
By Yesenia Amaro
The Diocese of Fresno faces a second lawsuit in less than a month filed under the state’s New Child Victims Act.
The suit accuses Father Miguel Flores of sexual abuse claims of which he was acquitted after a criminal trial in 2002.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Fresno County Superior Court also names as defendants St. Paul, Tranquility Roman Catholic Church and Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church. The alleged victim, who is only identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe was about 16 years old when the alleged abuse by Flores took place. She is now 34.
Flores was placed on administrative leave on Feb. 28, 2019, after a report from a third party came to light in connection with the 2002 case in which he was acquitted. He was serving at St. Joseph Church in Bakersfield when he was placed on leave.
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