Free Republic

Eleven days after the Rev. Louis Douglas was returned to ministry, three people came forward Wednesday and said they want the investigation reopened into sexual abuse allegations against the priest. Timothy Sawicki of Schenectady and Pamela Brace and Marcia Preusser of Albany said in a letter made public Wednesday that their concerns about Douglas' sexual misconduct were not heard by the diocesan Sexual Misconduct Review Board that cleared him. They asked that the panel meet with them to gather additional information that demonstrates Douglas "is a danger to children." Attorney John Aretakis, who represents Sawicki, also released a statement from...