Missouri High Court: Lawsuit Against Catholic School May Proceed April 8, 2021
Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit alleging a St. Louis Catholic school allowed sexual abuse against a student should continue.
At issue is a lawsuit filed by a former student who graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory School in the 1970s, known in court records only as John Doe.
Doe alleged that his counselor sexually abused him in 1971 and sued the school for allowing the abuse to happen.
Chaminade removed the guidance counselor, Brother John Woulfe, in 1977 because of allegations of sexual abuse against him. Woulfe died before Doe filed his lawsuit, according to court records.
Missouri high court OKs lawsuit against Catholic school
April 6, 2021 GMT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a lawsuit alleging a St. Louis Catholic school allowed sexual abuse against a student should continue.
At issue is a lawsuit filed by a former student who graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory School in the 1970s, known in court records only as John Doe.
Doe alleged that his counselor sexually abused him in 1971 and sued the school for allowing the abuse to happen.
Chaminade removed the guidance counselor, Brother John Woulfe, in 1977 because of allegations of sexual abuse against him. Woulfe died before Doe filed his lawsuit, according to court records.
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