ARIZONA
ABC News
By ALYSSA NEWCOMB (@alyssanewcomb)
June 16, 2012
An Arizona man filed suit against the Diocese of Phoenix and two church figures, alleging the abuse his son suffered as an altar boy led him to engage in destructive behaviors that ultimately led to his death.
David Michael Pain Sr. filed the suit on Wednesday, seeking justice for his son, David Michael Pain Jr., who died two years ago at the age of 39.
The suit names the Diocese of Phoenix, former Bishop Thomas J. O’Brien and Rev. John “Jack” Spaulding, the priest who allegedly abused David Jr., beginning when he was in 7th grade.
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