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Man Sues Austin Diocese Over Sex Abuse

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Says bishops were aware of abuse and didn't stop it.

A man has filed a lawsuit against the Austin Catholic diocese alleging its bishops knew that he was being abused by a priest and did nothing to stop it. The man, identified as John Doe, said that Rev. Milton Eggerling, who is now deceased, sexually abused him as a child and gave him special treatment as a spiritual mentor prior to the abuse.

Read it at The Austin American-Statesman

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