Man takes Church to court over child abuse
Coundon, Coventry, England, United Kingdom --
A man who claims he suffers mental health problems because of 'horrendous' sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his parish priest has begun a claim for damages against the Catholic Church.
London's High Court heard the 34-year-old, named only as A for legal reasons, was abused for ten years by Father Christopher Clonan, who at the time was assistant priest of the Christ the King Church in Coundon, Coventry.
Barrister Robert Seabrook QC, for A, said the priest died in Australia in 1998, at the age of 56, after going on the run and never facing the prosecution police wanted to bring.
Mr Seabrook said Fr Clonan subjected A to a catalogue of ' horrendous' assaults between 1978 and 1988, having ingratiated himself with the then youngster's 'devout' Roman Catholic family.
Read the article at icBirmingham dated Mar 16 2005
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A man who claims he suffers mental health problems because of 'horrendous' sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his parish priest has begun a claim for damages against the Catholic Church.
London's High Court heard the 34-year-old, named only as A for legal reasons, was abused for ten years by Father Christopher Clonan, who at the time was assistant priest of the Christ the King Church in Coundon, Coventry.
Barrister Robert Seabrook QC, for A, said the priest died in Australia in 1998, at the age of 56, after going on the run and never facing the prosecution police wanted to bring.
Mr Seabrook said Fr Clonan subjected A to a catalogue of ' horrendous' assaults between 1978 and 1988, having ingratiated himself with the then youngster's 'devout' Roman Catholic family.
Read the article at icBirmingham dated Mar 16 2005
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