A lawsuit alleging that Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci, the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, sexually abused a child decades ago has been dismissed. Libasci had been accused of sexually abusing an altar boy in the 1980s while he was serving as a priest in Deer Park, New York. The man who accused Libasci died at the age of 53 in July 2024. A court order filed last month shows the case was dropped. Libasci has maintained his innocence since the lawsuit was filed in 2021.