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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By Lilly Fowler lfowler@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8221
A new lawsuit against a member of the Marianist Catholic order and school alleging sexual abuse of a minor was filed on Wednesday.
The lawsuit, filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court, names the Marianist Province of the United States as a defendant, as well as the Rev. Martin Solma. Solma is head of the Roman Catholic order, which is based here in St. Louis.
Chaminade College Preparatory, a Marianist boarding school in Creve Coeur serving boys in grades 6 through 12, is also named as a defendant.
The lawsuit alleges that Chaminade’s John Woulfe, a member of the Marianist order who is now deceased, sexually abused plaintiff Chris Boisaubin, 59, when he was a minor.
Woulfe, a school counselor, met Boisaubin in about 1970 when he first became a boarding student at the school, according to the suit.
The lawsuit alleges that the sexual abuse occurred when Woulfe welcomed Boisaubin into his office. Locking the door behind him, Woulfe asked Boisaubin to sit in his recliner. Woulfe then reclined the chair and fondled Boisaubin, the lawsuit claims.
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