Former altar boy sues Harrisburg diocese over child sex abuse
A former altar boy has sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, saying former Bishop William Keeler failed to protect him from an abusive priest.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Dauphin County court, according to the lawfirm representing the former altar boy.
The lawsuit says the abuse was committed by John G. Allen, a now defrocked priest who served in several parishes in the diocese, including in Lebanon, Gettysburg, Selinsgrove, New Cumberland, Steelton, Lancaster and Harrisburg.
Allen was one of the priests the diocese identified when it released the names
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