Tonight at 10: an Orphan Speaks out

Northlands New Center
October 19, 2015

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Tonight-at-10-An-Orphan-Speaks-Out-334326681.html

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Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) -- The ongoing news of the child sex abuse lawsuits against the Diocese of Duluth, has awakened some very troubling and painful memories for some.

For almost 70 years a Northland man has kept his silence about abuse he says he and his brothers suffered at the hands of priests at St. James Orphanage in Duluth.

Gene was just nine years old when he his two older brothers had to move into the orphanage just off Woodland Avenue.

Now as he ages, and faces a debilitating disease, Gene Saumer decided it was time to speak out.