HONOLULU (AP) — Retired Roman Catholic Bishop Joseph A. Ferrario, the first U.S. bishop accused of sexually abusing a minor, has died. He was 77.
Ferrario died Friday night after experiencing chest pains, diocesan spokesman Patrick Downes said Saturday.
Ferrario's male accuser maintained anonymity at a 1989 press conference, then went public and filed a 1991 lawsuit that was dismissed as too late. The bishop always denied the charge and retired early in 1993 following quintuple heart bypass surgery.