Deposition Testimony Leads to More Orlando Priest Abusers
After reading the transcript of my deposition of Sister Lucy Vasquez, former Chancellor of the Diocese of Orlando, Orlando Sentinel reporter Mark Pinsky decided to do some investigation of his own. He found that more than one Philadelphia priest who had a history of sexual abuse landed in the Diocese of Orlando. During the deposition, I had questioned Sister Lucy about Fr. Stanley Gana and she testified under oath that she couldn't recall his name (in spite of the fact that the Philadelphia Grand Jury Report mentions that Sr. Lucy had received a complaint from parishioners about him and she subsequently called a priest in Philadelphia).
As a result of Pinsky's investigation, another Philadelphia priest with an abusive past landed in Orlando. Fr. Nicholas Cudemo, described by a fellow priest in the Report as "one of the sickest people I ever knew." Yet, the Diocese of Orlando continues to claim it's main concern is the protection of children. While they pat themselves on the back, we'll continue to press forward with our lawsuit. Discovery in a courtroom is the only way in which the truth will be known in these cases. This is why it is so important for lawsuits to be allowed to proceed. The truth doesn't stand a chance to be revealed as long as organizations can hide behind the cloak of the statute of limitations.