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	Larocque Exonerated: Church Standard-Freeholder December 17, 2008 http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1349368 (Staff) - Bishop Paul-Andre Durocher announced the "exoneration" of former Alexandria- Cornwall Bishop Eugene LaRocque from a complaint he allegedly sexually abused a teenage boy in the mid-1970s. The alleged victim filed a lawsuit against LaRocque and Father Don Scott, a parish priest in Maxville at the time, three years ago concerning the allegations. Scott died previous to the man accusing the priest of the abuse. Durocher said "the diocese acknowledged the probable guilt of Father Scott soon after the lawsuit was launched, but always defended Bishop LaRocque" based on discrepancies in the dates of the alleged abuse and LaRocque's time at the local diocese. The Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall admitted the liability of Scott at a mediation of the lawsuit on Nov. 12, wrote Durocher. Durocher's statement said at the meeting the victim said, "I do not hold (LaRocque) responsible whatsoever for the abuse I have suffered." The victim, his lawyer, Durocher and LaRocque could not be reached for comment.
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