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Cleric: Francis Gillespie

Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Charlotte Priest

November 21, 2021 from Charlotte Observer by Michael Gordon, Sara Coello

J.C. had been taught that priests were to be respected and obeyed. So when “Father Fran” told him to take off his clothes and kneel before him, the 8-year-old student at Our Lady of the Assumption Elementary School in Charlotte did what he was told, according to his new lawsuit. That set off years of … Read more

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Former Charlotte Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse

October 6, 2021 from The News and Observer by Staff

A Roman Catholic priest who served at two parishes in the Raleigh Diocese until last week is accused of sexually abusing a student at a Charlotte parish in the 1990s, the Diocese of Charlotte said Tuesday. The Rev. Francis Gillespie, 79, is alleged to have committed the abuse at Our Lady of the Assumption Church … Read more

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