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Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

CFRs: Friar laicized after ‘inappropriate sexual relationship’

Louis Leonelli was accused in a lawsuit of serial sexual assualt

Michelle La Rosa
May 10, 2024
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The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal announced Friday that one of its members, Louis Leonelli, has been laicized after admitting to “an inappropriate sexual relationship with an adult woman.”

Leonelli had faced a lawsuit alleging that he serially assaulted a woman a decade ago.

Credit: Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.

“Louis Leonelli admitted to an inappr…

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