the alleged abuse in October 1992. Shortly after that, she met with a "response team" consisting of a priest and two lay persons, but she was dissatisfied with the church's response.

The woman's attorney, Gregory Pratt , was not speaking to the media Monday. Pater's attorney could not be reached.

Prior to the lawsuit, Pater was appointed to serve as a Vatican diplomat to the government of Zaire. He was placed on leave of absence pending resolution of the charges.

According to George, Pater is in Rome. George could not say for sure what his duties are there.of students who failed to specify a dorm room on their voter registration forms at multiple Ohio colleges.

Relatedly, the Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a case that would have limited early, in-person voting during the weekend before the election, a decision cheered by Democrats who benefitted from early voting in 2008.