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Former Camper Says Adventists Knew of Sex Abuse By Nigel Duara Miami Herald February 23, 2011 http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/23/2081954/former-camper-says-adventists.html PORTLAND, Ore. -- A former member of an Oregon youth camping group run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church has sued the church and its worldwide headquarters, claiming he suffered sexual abuse before and after informing church authorities. The man, who was not identified in a complaint filed Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, is seeking $5.25 million from the church. According to the lawsuit, the man was part of the church's Pathfinder Club in Junction City in 1975 when a counselor sexually assaulted him. The man says he informed church authorities but stayed in the program. On a camping trip after informing church authorities, the man says in the lawsuit that the counselor assaulted him again. The church did not return calls from The Associated Press on Wednesday. |
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