UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA: Bishop Andrew Waldo Sued for Defamation, Civil Conspiracy by Priest
Also named in Lawsuit were Diocese, St. Mary's Senior Warden, and Diocesan Chancellor
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
November 6, 2013
The Bishop of Upper South Carolina, Andrew Waldo, the diocese, the senior warden of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC and the chancellor of the diocese Belton Zeigler have been sued by a former priest in the diocese, the Rev. Earnest Pollock for defamation, civil conspiracy, invasion of privacy and economic hardship.
Pollock, 67, an adjunct professor of religion at Midlands Technical College who serves on the pastoral staff of Lexington Medical Center as a volunteer, alleges that Waldo sent letters to three health care facilities in the Midlands of SC alleging that Pollock had misrepresented himself as an Episcopal priest.
Pollock told VOL that he was ordained by the late Episcopal Bishop of New York, the Rt. Rev. Paul Moore in 2001. He described Waldo's letter as "libelous and defamatory, placing him in a false light."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Also named in Lawsuit were Diocese, St. Mary's Senior Warden, and Diocesan Chancellor
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
November 6, 2013
The Bishop of Upper South Carolina, Andrew Waldo, the diocese, the senior warden of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC and the chancellor of the diocese Belton Zeigler have been sued by a former priest in the diocese, the Rev. Earnest Pollock for defamation, civil conspiracy, invasion of privacy and economic hardship.Pollock, 67, an adjunct professor of religion at Midlands Technical College who serves on the pastoral staff of Lexington Medical Center as a volunteer, alleges that Waldo sent letters to three health care facilities in the Midlands of SC alleging that Pollock had misrepresented himself as an Episcopal priest.
Pollock told VOL that he was ordained by the late Episcopal Bishop of New York, the Rt. Rev. Paul Moore in 2001. He described Waldo's letter as "libelous and defamatory, placing him in a false light."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
