St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tontitown and the Diocese of Little Rock are being sued by an unidentified person who alleges both were negligent for allowing a priest to sexually abuse him.The lawsuit filed by "John Doe 201" claims that he was sexually assaulted when he was a teenager by priest Joseph Correnti.Correnti, who died in 2002, was among a dozen members of the clergy identified by the Little Rock diocese who had credible or substantiated claims of abuse against them.40/29 News obtained a copy of the lawsuit documents. The suit seeks unspecified damages from the diocese and St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tontitown.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tontitown and the Diocese of Little Rock are being sued by an unidentified person who alleges both were negligent for allowing a priest to sexually abuse him.


The lawsuit filed by "John Doe 201" claims that he was sexually assaulted when he was a teenager by priest Joseph Correnti.

Correnti, who died in 2002, was among a dozen members of the clergy identified by the Little Rock diocese who had credible or substantiated claims of abuse against them.

40/29 News obtained a copy of the lawsuit documents. The suit seeks unspecified damages from the diocese and St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tontitown.