Sexual abuse allegations against Msgr. Alan Placa

Lawsuits filed under the state Child Victims Act allege that Msgr. Alan Placa, a formerly high-ranking Long Island Catholic priest, sexually abused boys in the 1970s at a Uniondale school — in one student's case, more than 100 times — and in the sacristy of a Glen Cove church on his first clerical assignment. An attorney representing two of the alleged victims spoke about the case. Credit: Corey Sipkin; Photo Credit: Newsday / David L. Pokress/David L. Pokress