Priest Flees After Alleged Shrine Sex Attack

Father flees best:

A new priest-abuse lawsuit accuses church and local authorities of letting a Philadelphia-area priest flee to Poland during a stalled investigation. The lawsuit says the priest assaulted a woman last year while counseling her at a Roman Catholic shrine in Bucks County. The woman volunteered at Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown.

The Associated Press is not naming the accused priest because he could not be reached for comment. He belongs to the Pauline Fathers, a religious order at the shrine. A woman who answered the phone Wednesday said the Pauline supervisors were “in prayer” and not available for comment.