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  Man Files Lawsuit Claiming He Was Abused by Priest

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WEST UNION, Iowa A man has filed a lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dubuque claiming he was abused by a priest more than 50 years ago.

According to the lawsuit filed in Fayette County, the man claims he was abused by retired priest William A. Goltz when he was assigned to Sacred Heart Church in Oelwein in 1954.

The man, who filed the lawsuit under the name "John Doe" claims he was 13 years old when he was beaten and sexually abused by Goltz.

He says in the lawsuit that he repressed the incident after another priest told him not to talk about it. The lawsuit says it's only been in the past two years that the man remembered what happened.

 
 

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