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Emotional as the testimony was, his case hinged on a stark legal question: If he truly repressed the memories, when did he recall them? A provision in law says a civil lawsuit over sexual abuse is valid if filed within a year of the memory returning. Isely said his recollection returned in late ; he filed suit in October The jury didn't believe him.

Defense attorneys argued that Isely, an intellectual, educated man with expertise in psychological counseling, concocted the repressed memories after the Capuchins refused a settlement demand from him in Isely's suit was the first to go to trial of several suits filed against the order. It was unclear Tuesday what effect his failure might have on the other cases, which are in Wisconsin.

The Rev. Larry Mason, Michael's father, testified in a deposition that an archdiocesan bishop admitted shortly after the abuse that Burkholder had abused Michael, and said, "the church would appreciate it if you would not create a scandal. Burkholder was sued again in by a former altar boy from St. Michael in Livonia, who said the priest abused him from to The priest ingratiated himself with the boy's parents, the suit alleges.

On trips to the priest's cottage, Burkholder would kiss and fondle the boy, and kept a diary of penis measurements, the suit said. Burkholder would "set it up so you can't tell, you can't tell. He asked not to be named, saying he is afraid of the stigma. The archdiocese made a six-figure settlement with the former altar boy in , church officials have said. Burkholder admitted the abuse, the man said. In Hawaii, the retired priest said he remembers the former altar boy and is sorry for harming him.

Asked whether he sexually abused the man, Burkholder replied: "Of course, it happened. I took advantage of him. We never even thought about things like that in those days. I had a weakness and that's what happened. Duggan said thatvictim was 13 in when the priest took him on a 6-week vacation to Hawaii. The boy was a parishioner at St. Robert Bellarmine in Redford Township. On Tuesday, Burkholder said he didn't recall the trip. Pattern of abuse Benjamin, who served in the Detroit Archdiocese from to , left the priesthood in after being confronted with accusations of abuse.

He last served at St. Paul in Grosse Pointe Farms. Benjamin is charged with assaulting a year-old boy in the mids who belonged to St.

Thomas a'Becket parish in Canton. Duggan said Benjamin took the youth and other boys on overnight trips to St. Jude rectory in Detroit where Benjamin was living. Duggan said he gave the boys pizza and beer and then made sleeping assignments, placing a chosen boy in bed with him. Benjamin has admitted guilt to the archdiocese, Duggan said. Davis was arrested hours after the shooting and was held in jail without bond.

Police said at the time that Rose stopped Davis and was trying to take Davis into custody when Rose was shot. Davis had been charged with first-degree murder, murder of a police officer, felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of felony firearm, as well as being a habitual offender. Originally, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office had said Rose was conducting a traffic investigation of Davis, who was riding a bicycle in the area of Lincoln and Brainard.

A news release at the time said Rose called for backup at p. Holt has said he wasn't aware of a weapon being recovered. Today's news release said it is still believed that Rose was investigating someone who had been riding a bicycle.