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	John Doe 10 V. Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Cardinal Bevilacqua, Cardinal Rigali, Msgr. Lynn, Satchell, Fr Cochrane, ET Al. Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County February 14, 2011 http://www.bishop-accountability.org/complaints/2011_02_14_John_Doe_10_v_Philadelphia_Satchell_and_Cochrane.pdf [full text] . . . 11. In 2005, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office released the Report of the Grand Jury ("2005 Grand Jury Report"), which had investigated child sexual abuse by Philadelphia Archdiocese priests and documented the Archdiocese's cover up of abuse. The Report stated: "To protect themselves from negative publicity or expensive lawsuits - while keeping abusive priests active - the Cardinals and their aides hid the priests' crimes from parishioners, police, and the general public. They employed a variety of tactics to accomplish this end." 2005 Grand Jury Report at 31. . . . 17. The 2011 Grand Jury Report establishes that the Archdiocese, under Cardinal Rigali, has made small changes, but continues to tolerate and actively conceal the sexual abuse of children by Archdiocese priests for the benefit of the Archdiocese.. . . 23. In the early 1990's, Plaintiff attended the Archdiocese's school, St. Aloysius Academy, located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. 24. While attending st. Aloysius, Plaintiff encountered then-Deacon Martin Satchell, when Satchell performed certain functions in the Plaintiffs classroom as part of a program with St. Charles Barromeo Seminary sponsored by the Archdiocese. On one occasion, Plaintiff was lured into a concealed portion of the classroom by Satchell where Plaintiff was sexually abused by Satchell. In addition, Satchell often assumed the responsibility to take boys, including Plaintiff, to the bathroom. While in the bathroom at St. Aloysius on several occasions, Plaintiff was sexually abused by Satchell. . . . 35. While at Malvern Preparatory School for Boys, when the Plaintiff was a freshman, the Plaintiff went to Fr. Richard Cochrane for counseling in Fr. Cochrane's office at Malvern Preparatory School for Boys. During the counseling session, Fr. Cochrane sexually abused the Plaintiff.
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