Ohio judge rejects sexual abuse lawsuit against priest who was convicted of killing nun

Judge nixes suit against priest who killed nun

TOLEDO, Ohio — An Ohio judge has tossed out a sexual abuse lawsuit against a priest who was convicted of killing a nun.

The woman had claimed in the lawsuit that she was sexually abused by the Rev. Gerald Robinson and another man beginning in 1968. A judge said this week that the claims are too old to be brought to court.

Robinson has been in prison for nearly four years following his conviction in the killing of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl. Her body was found Easter weekend in 1980 inside a hospital chapel where both worked.

Robinson was sentenced to a mandatory term of 15 years to life in prison. He maintains his innocence.

Church historians have said it’s the only documented case of a Catholic priest killing a nun.

Information from: WTVG-TV, www.13abc.com