MANCHESTER (NH)
WMUR-TV, ABC-9 [Manchester NH]
November 4, 2025
By Marissa Barrett
[See also the original lawsuit.]
A lawsuit alleging that Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci, the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, sexually abused a child decades ago has been dismissed.
Libasci had been accused of sexually abusing a boy around 12 or 13 years old in the 1980s while he was serving as a priest at St. Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Church in Deer Park, New York.
The man who accused Libasci died in July 2024.
A court order filed last month shows the case was dropped.
Libasci has maintained his innocence since the lawsuit was filed in 2021. His attorney previously said the bishop “categorically denies the allegations.”