Stika asks judge to seal 'Vos estis' records
The Diocese of Knoxville says that documents emerging during a cover-up lawsuit could prejudice a jury against Bishop Rick Stika.
The Diocese of Knoxville asked a judge last week to shield documents from the public record, as the diocese fights back against a lawsuit which claims that Bishop Rick Stika covered up an allegation of sexual assault against a seminarian, while defaming the seminarian’s alleged victim.
In a motion filed Jan. 31, the diocese asked the court to seal from p…