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Oregon man claims abuse by deceased priest

May 21, 2010

An Oregon man has filed a $2.8-million suit against the Archdiocese of Portland, alleging he was raped at in the 1970s at the age of eight or nine by his parish priest. The allegation is the first against the priest, who died in 1995.

 


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  • Posted by: - May. 21, 2010 1:06 PM ET USA

    This poor man may be seeking closure, or perhaps his idea of justice. But we all know what his lawyer is after.