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ORLANDO, Fla. –
A new sex abuse and coverup lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Bishop John Gerard Noonan and the Diocese of Orlando.
According to the lawsuit, a now 52-year-old man was sexually abused by Fr. William Authenrieth at All Souls in Sanford Parish in the mid- to late 1970s. The plaintiff was a 13-year-old altar boy when the sex abuse began, the lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit claims that Authenrieth engaged the boy in various types of sexual activity and gave him money, threatening him if he ever told anyone.
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