[See also the text of the lawsuit.]

The Brief

• A man is suing the Diocese of Orlando for $25 million and demanding a trial by jury after allegations of a pastor sexually abusing him and potentially others “for years.”
• The lawsuit also alleges that the church, school, parish and Diocese did nothing to stop it, even “commit[ing] willful acts of disregard and concealing” it.
• Police believe the alleged sexual abuse by the pastor may be linked to a deadly triple shooting in Palm Bay one year ago.

A man is suing the Diocese of Orlando for $25 million and demanding a trial by jury after allegations of a pastor sexually abusing him and potentially others “for years.”

Police believe the alleged sexual abuse by the pastor may be linked to a deadly triple shooting in Palm Bay one year ago. 

What happened?

What we know:

In a civil…