Shirley v. Reif

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

The plaintiffs, Jeffrey W. and Jason K. Shirley, brought this action to recover damages for sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated on them while they were minors by Robert J. Reif, who was a Roman Catholic priest at the time. Also named as a defendant is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina. The suit against the Bishop is based on a claim of vicarious liability for Reif’s improper conduct and a claim that the Bishop negligently retained and supervised Reif as an employee/priest with knowledge of Reif’s sexual proclivities. This…