The grand jury report says that on October 15, 2007, Neill reported to
an archdiocese victim assistance coordinator that Rev. Joseph J. Gallagher had repeatedly fondled him when he was a minor and served as an altar boy at St. Mark Parish in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
Finnegan's suit alleges that the
archdiocese «actively concealed their knowledge of Kline's previous offenses, lied to parishioners and created a sham sexual abuse
victim assistance program for the
archdiocese.»