By this time, however, the inquiry had gone beyond the initial allegations and the Government felt its evidence was strong enough to support criminal charges.

The initial allegations were a shock to those Catholics who saw him as a defender of traditional Catholic teaching on all fronts.

The initial allegations came from a man who said Father Ritter had sexual relations with him.

The initial allegations brought in their wake a blanket condemnation of all federal law enforcement personnel who attended the event.

Once we received the initial allegation, our preliminary investigation did not establish its veracity, and additional steps were necessary.

Parents complained that district officials had continued to allow Mr. Session access to the school even after the initial allegations.

Since the initial allegations were made, three further people have claimed they had been abused by Conlin.

Speaking of the initial allegations, she said, "It's clear that there was nothing to them."

But what we have discovered so far suggests that the initial allegations seem to be somewhat overstated.

Just as it is incumbent upon all of us to remember the highly questionable source of these initial, completely unconfirmed allegations.