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	Former Priest Sued by Brothers Chicago Tribune August 30, 2007 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/nearnorthwest/chi-priest_30aug30,1,3225420.story Cook County - The legal battle involving sexual abuse allegations against a southwest suburban pastor took another twist Wednesday when his two accusers sued the priest for abuse. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said their clients, who are brothers, did not initially intend to sue Rev. Robert Stepek, former pastor of St. Albert the Great Church in Burbank. Stepek was removed from ministry after a Chicago archdiocese review. But shortly after his removal, Stepek filed a $4 million defamation lawsuit against his accusers, saying the allegations were false. The men filed a third-party complaint two weeks later saying the archdiocese should be held responsible for publicizing the allegations. The suit they filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court alleges Stepek molested both brothers in the early 1980s when he served at St. Symphorosa parish in Chicago. It also alleges defamation, invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress caused by Stepek's litigation.
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