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20 February 2015

Did Catholic Church follow procedures for reporting sex-abuse claim against Mobile priest?

The Archdiocese of Mobile investigated and cleared a priest in late 2013 after receiving an allegation that he had sex with a teenager nearly a decade earlier, but it is unclear whether church leaders reported it to authorities.
The allegation has surfaced as part of a lawsuit accusing the school overseen by the priest, the Rev. Johnny Savoie, of failing to prevent severe bullying. It is one of four bullying lawsuits pending against St. Pius X School and its administrators, including Savoie.

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/did_catholic_church_follow_pro.html