A former Tullahoma priest has been named in a federal lawsuit that includes the Catholic Church in what the plaintiffs maintain was part of a larger conspiracy by the Vatican to cover up sexual abuse by priests.
Named in the suit is former local priest Father Frank Iazzetta–now deceased–who was at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and St. Paul the Apostle School in Tullahoma at the time of the alleged abuse. According to the Diocese of Nashville, Iazzetta was an administrator of St. Paul during his time in Tullahoma. He would resign from the priesthood in 1993 and died in March 2007.
“Father Frank Iazaetta used his position as head priest and head master to sexually abuse the plaintiff when he was a minor child.” Read More at Tullahoma News.
The lawsuit can be read in full here. Use the download link beneath the document images.
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