Chicago Now
August 21, 2009
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bar-tender/2009/08/des-plaines-woman-claims-she-had-sexual-relationship-with-st-james-priest.html
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A Des Plaines woman claims that she and an Ordained Catholic Priest, who was the Pastor of St. James Catholic Church, lived as husband and wife from 1994 until his death in 2007.
She further asserts that he deceived her by changing his will without her knowledge and, if the court does not intervene, it will cause her to lose her Des Plaines home.
According to the complaint, Edwin Bohula and Irene Serwa met in 1959 when she was a student at St. Fidelis Grammar School and he was the assistant pastor. They became reacquainted in 1994 and began a sexual relationship, despite Edwin's role as a priest. Their relationship, the complaint alleges, was "exclusive" and Edwin would give Irene cards addressed "To My Wife."
By 1998, Edwin was living with Irene full time in her Des Plaines home and convinced her to "seal their relationship" by placing the home she owned (called the "Crabtree property" in the complaint) in joint tenancy with him.
In 2006, without Irene's knowledge, Erwin met with a lawyer to create a trust conveying his interest in the property to the Dominican Sisters of Chicago Rosary Hill Convalescent Home.
In 2007, Erwin died. Now, Irene wants the court to declare her sole owner of the Crabtree property and the Sisters to relinquish their interest.
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