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Diocese of Knoxville

Plaintiff drops Knoxville seminarian assault lawsuit, cites health issues

The lawsuit had accused the diocese and its former bishop of covering up assault allegations.

Michelle La Rosa
Dec 19, 2025
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A lawsuit accusing a former Knoxville seminarian of sexual assault – and the former Knoxville bishop of covering it up – has been dropped by the plaintiff, with his lawyer citing poor health as the reason for the decision.

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Knoxville. Credit: Nheyob / Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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