VISALIA (CA)
Visalia Times-Delta
February 3, 2020
By James Ward
The Diocese of Fresno is being sued by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted as a teenager by a Roman Catholic priest who once served in Visalia.
The case had previously been the focus of a 2002 Kings County criminal case in which Rev. Miguel Flores was found not guilty of three counts of rape, two counts of witness intimidation and one charge of criminal threats.
Flores was put on leave by the diocese in 2019 after new allegations surfaced about the 2002 case involving the 16-year-old girl.
Flores’ suspension came after the Diocese of Fresno announced in February 2019 it would review charges of sexual abuse by priests and other church officials dating back to 1922.
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