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29 September 2016

Claretian religious order sued over sex abuse allegations

lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was sexually abused when he was seven years old by a teenager who later became a prominent Catholic priest lawsuit names the Claretians Missionaries, a 165-year-old order that has around 3,000 priests and brothers in about 60 countries, as the principal defendant.
A 51-year-old Colorado man who says he was sexually abused when he was 7 by a teenager who later became a prominent Roman Catholic priest - one known for his work with at-risk kids - on Monday sued the Chicago-based religious order to which the priest belongs, seeking the release of all records related to allegations of abuse by any of its priests.