Judge allows repressed memory evidence in sex case

AP 1/22/10 INDIANAPOLIS - A judge will allow a man to testify about the sexual abuse he claims a priest committed even though the man repressed the memories for decades. Marion Superior Court Judge David Dreyer has ordered the case to go forward against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Dreyer says expert testimony on repressed memory is reliable enough to let a jury decide its credibility. The plaintiff contends that, as a boy, he was repeatedly molested by former priest Harry Monroe at an Indianapolis parish. Plaintiff Attorney Pat Noaker (noh-AKE'-er) says the decision conforms with similar cases across the country. http://www.jconline.com/article/20100122/NEWS09/100122010/Judge-allows-repressed-memory-evidence-in-sex-case