ILLINOIS
Daily Herald
Harry Hitzeman
A former West Dundee church youth minister accused of a June 2013 sexual assault of a teen has been sued by the girl’s parents for damages.
The parents of the victim, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, also have sued the pastor at First Congregational Church of Dundee and its parent organizations for negligent hiring and failing to take action against Chad Coe, 33, formerly of Elgin and now living in Lakewood.
“This case involves the rape of a child committed by a (then) 31-year-old youth minister that occurred in the church’s youth ministry office, which destroyed the spiritual, physical and mental core of the child and her parents,” according to the filing by attorney Kevin Lyons, who declined additional comment Friday.
“These offenses were compounded by the face that the offender, Chad Coe, the son of a church council member, was given free reign to groom and abuse the minor youths in his care while the church and senior pastor failed to implement their safe church policies and protect the minor child,” Lyons said in the suit.
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