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Former Catholic School Principal in W. Va. Claims He Was Fired for Reporting Abuse

A former principal at a West Virginia Catholic high school filed a wrongful termination lawsuit last month against a diocese, alleging he was let go for reporting complaints of inappropriate contact involving a priest and for firing a football coach. …

West Virginia Judge Asks State Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Church Abuse Case

A West Virginia judge is looking to the state Supreme Court for guidance after dismissing a case that alleges a Catholic diocese and its former bishop knowingly employed pedophiles. Wood County Circuit Court Judge J.D. Beane on Nov. 6 tossed …

West Virginia AG Files Amended Suit Against State Catholic Diocese Over Abuse

West Virginia’s Roman Catholic diocese failed to publicly disclose decade-old allegations of sexual abuse of a student involving a Catholic school teacher, the state’s attorney general said May 21. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced an amended lawsuit against the Diocese …