OREGON
KMTR
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EUGENE, Ore. (KMTR) — After nearly three decades an alleged victim comes forward, claiming a late Eugene Methodist minister abused him when he was a child.
Now that man is asking for a maximum of $4.5 million from the organization that oversees the United Methodist Church in Eugene.
The man who alleges the abuse – identified only as Jack Doe – claims Pastor William Walker, once a minister with United Methodist, sexually abused him when he was eleven years old 28 years ago. Walker reportedly died in 1992 of complications from AIDS.
The lawsuit seeks millions for emotional distress and economic damages, alleging Pastor abused his position of leadership to repeatedly sexually abuse the boy in several ways, including rape.
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