Fr. James Lawbaugh
Accused in a civil suit filed in 2/08 of abusing a 10-year-old boy at St. Vincent’s in Kansas City in 1968. Left the priesthood in 1969 to marry. Living in FL at time of lawsuit. Denied the allegations. Claim settled in 8/08 as part of $10M settlement involving 12 priests. On the Kansas CIty-St. Joseph diocese’s list 9/5/19.
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