CINCINNATI (OH)
Cincinnati Enquirer
By Dan Horn
Enquirer staff writer
The man who claims the Rev. Raymond Larger abused him when he was a child asked a judge Thursday to punish the priest's lawyer for revealing his name.
The accuser used the name "John Doe" when he filed his lawsuit last month against Larger and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, a common practice in clergy abuse cases.
But when Larger filed a counterclaim a few weeks later, his lawyer used the accuser's real name several times. Larger contends the man is lying about the abuse in hopes of winning a settlement payment from Larger and the church.
"The plaintiff's complaint is frivolous, without merit and filed against this defendant solely for the intentional purpose of extorting money," Larger stated in his claim.
Larger's lawyer, Bruce McIntosh, could not be reached Thursday. But the accuser's lawyer, David Washington, asked a judge to throw out Larger's claim and fine McIntosh for revealing the name.