Covington Diocese responds to lawsuit

The Associated Press

COVINGTON — A northern Kentucky Roman Catholic Church diocese has responded to a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of a second-grade girl alleging sexual assault.

The lawsuit was filed last week and alleges the girl was bullied from January 2008 until she was sexually assaulted in May and that administrators at St. Joseph Elementary School in Crescent Springs failed to protect her from a classmate.

The suit asks for damages of $250,000.

Defendants include the Covington Diocese, the school principal, pastor, a second-grade teacher and several members of the diocese’s administrative staff.

The Kentucky Enquirer reported diocesan spokesman Tom Fitzgerald issued a written statement in which he said the diocese believes the school handled the matter responsibly and sensitively.

Fitzgerald said the diocese remains deeply committed to the safety and well-being of its students.

Information from: The Kentucky Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com

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2 Responses to “Covington Diocese responds to lawsuit”


  1. 1 survivor

    How many children must suffer before the Catholic Diocese Decided to come clean?
    If the lay people and public were able to see all the documents of priest personnel files whom are and were employed by the Catholic corporation whom have been accussed or are admited child sex offenders. Than We the People Would see the pattern of how the Pedophiles are in fact being encouraged and supported to a extrem compared to the Suffering children victims of these horrific crimes.
    I have suffered enough from having been raped by a Catholic Priest while attending school in 1st 2nd and 3rd Grade . I can NOT BARE TO SEE ANY MORE SUFFERING OF THE CHLDREN BECAUSE OF GREEDY PERPATRATORS IN THE CATHOLIC CORPORATION IS NOT CARING ENOUGH ABOUT OUR CHILDREN. THE ONLY WANT YOUR BLIND FAITH TO TAKE YOUR MONEY AND YOUR CHILDRENS VIRTUE AND INNNOCENCENSE LIKE THEY TOOK MINE AND MY SISTERS !
    ……NO MORE LIES…. STOP HIDING CRIMINAL SEX OFFENDERS WHOM RAPE CHILDREN!………

  2. 2 survivor

    NO MORE HIDDING PEDOPHILE’S IN THE CATHOLIC CORPORATION!

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