Judge: Knoxville diocese records can't be kept secret in abuse lawsuit
The Catholic Diocese of Knoxville asked the judge to hide court documents as it defends itself against a man who says he was raped by a seminarian.
Source: knoxnews.com
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The Catholic Diocese of Knoxville asked the judge to hide court documents as it defends itself against a man who says he was raped by a seminarian.
The diocese argues it needs protection specifically because of the “continued publicity that this litigation has garnered over the past year."
Afraid of humiliation, a man filed a lawsuit against the diocese under the name John Doe. The church successfully argued for him to be named publicly.