order issued Tuesday morning, U.S. District Judge Gary Fenner dismissed one of two civil counts facing the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and Bishop Robert Finn.
The victim, known in the litigation as Jane Doe 173, will not be able to present evidence that Finn and the diocese aided and abetted the Rev. Shawn Ratigan in his possession of lewd images of her….
Finn and the diocese still face a civil count alleging that they received, possessed or distributed pornographic images of Jane Doe 173. Jurors could be asked to determine if three images of the girl were pornographic and whether Finn and the diocese deliberately chose to ignore clear evidence that images found on Ratigan’s laptop constituted child pornography.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4235519/judge-limits-porn-related-claims.html#storylink=cpy
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