http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-ppriest19oct19,0,2948359.story?coll=sfla-news-palm Former Congressman Mark Foley's attorneys said Wednesday they turned over to Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer the name of the priest who allegedly abused their client in the 1960s. Gerald Richman, Foley's civil lawyer, and David Roth, a criminal lawyer, said in a release this was a joint decision after discussions with attorneys for the Archdiocese of Miami.
The statement also said they do not think the clergyman lives in the United States. WPTV-Ch. 5 reported that the priest lives in Ireland and is not well known in Palm Beach County. Mike Edmondson, a spokesman for the State Attorney's Office, said the office will not immediately release the name. He said the office first plans to reveal the name to the archdiocese.
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Richman had a news conference Tuesday to announce that Foley would turn over the name of the priest to the archdiocese, but that he did not plan to seek a criminal investigation because there were too many complications with the case. The lawyer said Wednesday his statement still stands. "That's not the purpose of this," he said, declining to elaborate.
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Church officials requested on Oct. 5 that Foley reveal the name of the alleged abuser to prosecutors. Agosta said she was annoyed that Foley's lawyers held news conferences to say he was abused, while holding off on releasing a name. "This is classic 101 on how not to report abuse," Agosta said. "It's unfair to the church and it's unfair to anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse, to dangle this story for weeks."
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