Deposition of Nun Witness N - assigned with Kelly from 1966-68
Date of Deposition: March 7, 2007

 Depo of Witness N Vol. 1 (3-7-07)

The deposition transcript redactions are necessitated by a protective order sought and obtained by the Archbishop and his lawyers during the coordination proceeding. The following summary identifies by page and line number key portions of deposition testimony that would have been utilized had the Father Kelly cases proceeded to trial.

Nun Witness N served on the faculty at the parish school from 1966-68. Nun Witness N's testimony was more remarkable for what she did not testify to than for what she did. Prior to her deposition she was interviewed by an investigator and went into detail regarding an altar boy allegedly starting a fire at the parish because he was angry at Kelly, and about Nun Witness M protecting Father Kelly. However, by the time of her deposition her recollection of events had changed compared with what she told the investigator. For cross-examination questions and testimony regarding this change see depo pages 86, line 25 to page 91, line 12; page 99, line 3 to page 100, line 21.

She also provided some interesting testimony regarding the doctrine of mental reservation. Depo page 81, line 23 to page 87, line 16.