"On the other hand, the Review Board of the Diocese found that the reports were not
substantiated by clear and convincing evidence, a more rigorous standard always utilized with
deceased priests because they are not alive to defend themselves. Court-appointed private
investigator James Sweeney performed an exhaustive investigation of the claim. The Review
Board examined hundreds of pages of documents and met at length with X's
attorney before determining that the evidence of abuse by the three priests was not sufficiently
corroborated by clear and convincing evidence. "

Allegations are not facts.