‘I buried these memories very deep’: Florida priest accused of sex abuse, alleged victim comes forward

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‘I buried these memories very deep’: Florida priest accused of sex abuse, alleged victim comes forward

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man who claims he was sexually abused by a Florida priest as a child spoke publicly for the first time in Sarasota on Friday. Investigators said Father Leo Riley, 68, faces allegations of sex abuse. The alleged incidents occurred in Iowa and date back to the 1980s, before the church transferred him to Florida. A 32-year-old man said he was sexually abused by Father Riley in the early to mid-2000s. Tragically, this is pa…