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Florida lawmaker to push again for ‘lookback window’ allowing sex abuse survivors to sue Florida lawmaker to push again for ‘lookback window’ allowing sex abuse survivors to sue Former altar boy who says he was sexually assaulted by former Diocese of St. Augustine priest decided to tell his story to advocate for law Updated: Tags: “I was screaming stop,” Colville said. “I hid in the shower, for the rest of the night.” For roughly 40 years, Colville said, he told no one what happened. The priest, Fr. John Dux, stayed in his family’s life even performing the marriage ceremony at his brother’s wedding several years later. ....
Former Gainesville altar boy says he was sexually assaulted by former Diocese of St. Augustine priest, Navy chaplain Patrick Colville is telling his story and pushing for a new Florida law to help survivors. Updated: Tags: GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In 1975, Patrick Colville’s family moved from Virginia to Florida. He was 13 years old, the youngest of 12 children. When his family got to Gainesville, they quickly joined St. Patrick’s Parish. Colville said it was there he met a young priest, Fr. John Dux. “He started hanging out with me, buying me stuff, and taking me all over the place,” said Colville. “He became kind of entwined in my family. My mother never thought anything of it because he was a priest and priests could do no wrong in her eyes.” ....
Man accuses Florida priest of sexually abusing him as a child. Why the state canât prosecute Will Fla. law rid statute of limitations? Patrick Colville shared his story for the first time, speaking for survivors, warning parents and pushing lawmakers to create a âlook back windowâ allowing civil lawsuits to move forward even though the criminal statute of limitations had expired. and last updated 2021-05-02 18:49:29-04 TAMPA, Fla. â The stateâs two-year investigation into allegations Catholic priests sexually abused Florida children resulted in a blistering report, naming 97 Catholic priests meeting the state s criteria for prosecution. Not a single one will stand trial. ....
Former Jacksonville bishops failed to report sexual abuse allegations, records show Archives show church didn’t tell state about allegations against retired priest during its investigation Updated: Tags: ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Since the early 1990s, at least four women have repeatedly come to the Diocese of St. Augustine with complaints of how now-deceased priest William Malone molested and fondled them, impregnating at least one of them, in the 1980s. His victims were young girls, the youngest just 11 years old. The Diocese of St. Augustine told its parishioners in 2019 for the first time it knew of credible allegations against Fr. Malone. Church leaders didn’t specify how many victims came forward or what they knew. ....