Former Lexington pastor enters plea in sex abuse case
The former pastor of Lexington’s Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary parish entered an Alford plea to amended charges in a sexual abuse case and will be sentenced in May, according to Franklin County Commonwealth’s Attorney Larry Cleveland. The Rev. Joseph Muench entered the plea Thursday in Franklin Circuit Court to amended charges of first-degree [...]
Maner weeps after court upholds judgment against Fayette schools
The Kentucky Supreme Court declined Wednesday to review the Carol Lynne Maner sex-abuse case, letting stand a $3.7-million judgment against the Fayette County Public Schools. No further avenue of appeal remains available to the school district, other than taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Maner, who received the news shortly after noon, said [...]