A lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Orlando alleges the Father Robert Hoeffner groomed and then molested a boy he met at a Brevard County Catholic school.

PALM BAY, Fla. — The murder of a Palm Bay ... while he was a seventh grade student and altar server at St. Joseph Catholic School. “I don’t consider him a father. I kind of like consider ...

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

A man is suing the Diocese of Orlando for $25 million and demanding a trial by jury after allegations of a pastor sexually abusing him and potentially others “for years." ...

Neighbors wonder motive in Palm Bay shootings, slaying of priest ... and Hoeffner met when Hoeffner was a priest at St. Joseph Catholic School, where Kapas attended. One of Kapas’ old classmates ...

The lawsuit alleges negligence by the Diocese of Orlando and St. Joseph Catholic ... Catholic Church in Palm Bay. The church's school is operated by the Diocese of Orlando. FLORIDA TODAY has ...