What a case against Nashville Diocese, local church reveals about patterns of abuse

NASHVILLE (TN)
Tennessean [Nashville TN]

November 20, 2024

By Liam Adams

Key Points:

• A survivor of sexual abuse is suing the Nashville Diocese and St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Murfreesboro over response to allegations against former St. Rose educator Michael Lewis.
• In February 2022, a judge sentenced Lewis to 20 years in prison in a separate criminal case over the same allegations behind the ongoing civil suit against the diocese and St. Rose.
• The civil case could go to trial in yet another key development following other major revelations about different instances of abuse within the Nashville Diocese.

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