Catholic order sued; sex abuse is alleged
Spokane, Washington --
Thirty people filed two lawsuits yesterday against the Sulpician order of the Roman Catholic Church, saying officials at the now-closed St. Thomas Seminary in Kenmore hadn't warned church officials about a former Spokane priest accused of molestation in many earlier lawsuits.
The lawsuits filed yesterday in King County Superior Court say that from 1968 to 1971 Patrick O'Donnell attended St. Thomas, where he sexually abused at least five minors and told seminary faculty about the molestations and his urges to have sexual contact with boys.
The seminary, which was run by the order, sent O'Donnell to group therapy, but did not report him to civil authorities or warn the Spokane Diocese, according to the suits. The Spokane Diocese ordained O'Donnell a priest in 1971; he was removed from ministry in the mid-1980s.
Read the article at The Seattle Times dated March 16, 2005
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Thirty people filed two lawsuits yesterday against the Sulpician order of the Roman Catholic Church, saying officials at the now-closed St. Thomas Seminary in Kenmore hadn't warned church officials about a former Spokane priest accused of molestation in many earlier lawsuits.
The lawsuits filed yesterday in King County Superior Court say that from 1968 to 1971 Patrick O'Donnell attended St. Thomas, where he sexually abused at least five minors and told seminary faculty about the molestations and his urges to have sexual contact with boys.
The seminary, which was run by the order, sent O'Donnell to group therapy, but did not report him to civil authorities or warn the Spokane Diocese, according to the suits. The Spokane Diocese ordained O'Donnell a priest in 1971; he was removed from ministry in the mid-1980s.
Read the article at The Seattle Times dated March 16, 2005
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