The murder of a Palm Bay priest has led to a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Diocese of Orlando.

Robert “Father Bob” Hoeffner was killed in January 2024 along with two others by a former student, 24-year-old Brandon Kapas.

The lawsuit alleges that priest Father Robert Hoeffner sexually abused boys. One of the alleged victims, Shawn Teuber, is now suing the diocese and claims Hoeffner used confession to coerce him ...

The vehicle he drove to the scene did not belong to Kapas, and when investigators traced it back to its owners — identified by the Catholic Diocese of Orlando as Father Robert Hoeffner and his ...