A Georgia appeals court dismissed a child abuse lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Atlanta, citing expired statutes of limitations and lack of evidence of cover-up.

A Georgia appeals court dismissed a lawsuit by 12 alleged victims against the Archdiocese of Atlanta, ruling the statute of limitations had expired and no evidence of fraud or cover-up was provided. The claims involved abuse by priests John Edwards and Jorge Cristancho from the 1960s to the early 2000s, but the court found no proof the archdiocese concealed the abuse or blocked victims’ access to information. The decision upholds strict filing deadlines in Georgia, unlike states such as New York and Maryland that have extended or eliminated time limits for abuse claims.