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Families Sue Dubuque Church over Chaperone's Sexual Abuse KCRG July 3, 2007 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/8310732.html Dubuque (AP) - Two families are suing a Dubuque church for allegedly not properly supervising a church chaperone who sexually abused two boys. Kent Pittman is serving an 11-year prison term after being convicted in 2005 of three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim younger than 13. Pittman and the Bible Baptist Church have been named in a civil lawsuit in which two families from East Dubuque, Ill., are seeking compensation for injuries the boys sustained from the sexual abuse. Court documents do not specify a dollar amount. According to the lawsuit filed in Jo Daviess County, Ill., Pittman picked the two boys up from their homes in 2005, in a church bus. He then allegedly fondled them. The complaint states that the church failed to protect the boys and placed Pittman in a position that enabled him to molest them. The church has denied it was negligent, claiming that Pittman was not listed on any sexual offender registry before the allegations. |
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