Fargo, N.D., Aug 31, 2005 / 22:00 pm
A Fargo, North Dakota judge has decided not to allow past allegations of priest misconduct in the trial of a woman attempting to sue the Diocese of Fargo for gender discrimination.
Testimony continues today in the trial of Melissa Enebo versus the diocese of Fargo over allegations that the diocese discriminated against her because, as she says, she was a woman, and had a baby outside of wedlock.
Enebo, a Lutheran, lost her job as diocesan finance assistant in June of 1999.
Benjamin Thomas, an attorney for the diocese sought to show that Enebo was, in fact, treated fairly and that she was well aware of a diocesan policy regarding behavior inconsistent with Catholic teaching.