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TONY SPEARS | QMI AGENCY
OTTAWA -A man who claims a local priest sexually abused him is suing the Archdiocese of Ottawa and other local Catholic bodies for $200,000.
The complainant, who QMI Agency has chosen not to name, said that as a young boy in the late 1970s he lived with his mother near the church that was then known as Eglise Ste-Famille in 1978.
The man alleges the priest abused him and his friend through acts of sexual touching and oral sex.
“The priest used his relationship of clerical authority and trust to convince and force the plaintiff to engage in these sexual acts,” the statement of claim alleges.
“He did not permit them to leave the premises during the assaults.
“He threatened the plaintiff with exposure as a liar should he tell anyone about the abuse, stating that nobody would believe him.”
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