[Photo above: David Clohessy, Director of Missouri SNAP, writes the names of accused priests who worked in the Diocese of Jefferson City on the sidewalk in front of Immaculate Conception Church in Jefferson City MO on January 19, 2024.]
The Diocese of Jefferson City has responded to a recent lawsuit accusing Jefferson City-area Catholic priests of child sexual abuse.
Five Missouri adults filed a civil lawsuit Sept. 12 accusing multiple priests of sexual abuse. Four of the adults were allegedly abused as children and one claimed to have been abused as an adult.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court against the diocese and Bishop Shawn McKnight, accusing them of covering up reported abuse.
“For many decades, the Diocese has known of the sexual abuse perpetrated upon its young parishioners, children and vulnerable adults in the community by several of its employees,” the lawsuit states.
On Thursday, the Survivors Network…
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