Sex-abuse suit hits Nashville Diocese

Molested by priest, says Metro man

The Tennessean/September 9, 2006
By Sheila Burke

A 29-year-old Nashville man who says a priest abused him when he was a boy sued the Diocese of Nashville on Thursday, and his lawyer promised a wave of lawsuits against the church here.

The man, identified only as John Doe in court filings, is seeking more than $10 million.