This is the first I’ve heard of this case.
Assumptions of any kind - good or bad - cannot be made.
The problem is - whether the priest behaved appropriately - or not - cannot be confirmed or denied.
But here, the burden of proof will be on the priest, since he is the plaintiff. He's going to have to come up with the evidence, first for a prima facie case, then second to refute the affirmative defenses of the defendant media.
Agreed that this is the first I have heard of the priest bringing a lawsuit of this catagory.
And I agree that there is not sufficient information. However if someone is making the statement of abuse that is not a confession, any human being, including a priest has the responsibility to direct the person to someone or an agency that can investigate.