MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Diocese of Madison has responded to the recent allegations brought against a Madison priest accused of child sex crimes. 37-year-old Andrew Showers was arrested last month following an undercover operation by Clintonville police. Authorities say the priest tried to meet up with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl for sex.

On Thursday, a woman brought forth allegations from a separate incident involving Showers . In January 2024, Patricia Moriarty alleges that she was out with friends in Chicago when Showers introduced himself to her as a priest. She claims he then groped her underneath her clothes and talked to her in a sexually inappropriate manner.

Moriarty shared her story on the steps of the State Capitol building alongside Nate’s Mission, an advocac

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