January 19, 2010
Five $3-Million Lawsuits Filed Against Priest, Roman Catholic Diocese
Five separate lawsuits for $3 million each, the maximum under the law, have been filed in Ontario Superior Court of Justice against a Roman Catholic priest convicted of 11 of 16 sexual assault charges in criminal court. Bernard Cloutier, 68, was sentenced last year to five years in prison for his crimes, but is appealing that decision. The five lawsuits were also filed against the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie. Two of the lawsuits name the auxiliary bishop of the time, Gerard S.E. Dionne, as well.Click Here For The Full Story......