Lawsuit Against Priest Puts Blame On Diocese ; the Claim Is the First Since the State's Highest Court Allowed Lawsuits Against Church Leaders.
Portland Press Herald › February 22, 2007
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A second former student of St. Mary's School in Augusta has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was sexually molested by the Rev. Raymond Melville during the late 1980s, when Melville was serving in Augusta as a parish priest.
In the complaint filed Wednesday in Kennebec County Superior Court, William J. Picher, 33, of Augusta accuses Melville of sexual assault and battery and of intentional infliction of emotional distress.See the full content of this document
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Lawsuit Against Priest Puts Blame On Diocese ; the Claim Is the First Since the State's Highest Court Allowed Lawsuits Against Church Leaders.
He also accuses the Roman Catholic bishop of Portland of negligent supervision, claiming the church had a duty to protect children from Melville, especially after hearing other allegations of abuse.
"When they know that they have a pedophile here and they continua...See the full content of this document
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