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  John Doe V. Diocese of Manchester and Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Alleging Abuse by Rev. George St. Jean Omi

Hillsborough County Superior Court
July 21, 2010

http://www.bishop-accountability.org/complaints/2010_07_21_John_Doe_v_Manchester_and_OMI_George_St_Jean.pdf

[See also Man Files Sex Abuse Lawsuit against Manchester Diocese, by Kria Sakakeeny, WMUR, July 22, 2010, with photos and link to video. ]

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7. John Doe ("John") was born in May 1956. He was raised in a devout Catholic household that regularly participated in the Church. He was an altar boy at St. Brendan's parish, and served mass on a weekly basis during the relevant time period. His family regularly attended mass at St. Brendan's parish. John and his siblings attended Our Lady of Grace Academy, a private Catholic grammar school.

8. Father George St. Jean, o.m.i., was a Catholic priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary lmmaculate Order ("the Oblates"). During John's youth, St. Jean was assigned by the Oblates to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace in Colebrook, New Hampshire ("the Oblate Shrine"). Additionally, he regularly worked as a priest at St. Brendan's parish in Colebrook, New Hampshire, a parish owned and operated by the Diocese of Manchester. Through these assignments, St. Jean gained access to young John. He groomed and ingratiated himself with John by virtue of his position as a Roman Catholic priest performing mass at St. Brendan's.

9. Upon information and belief, the Oblates assigned St. Jean as follows:

1958-1959: Novitiate of Our Lady of Grace (Colebrook, NH)

1960-1961: Immaculata Retreat House (Williamantic, CT)

1962-1964: Oblates Retreat House (Hudson, NH)

1965-1972: Novitiate of Our Lady of Grace (Colebrook, NH)

1973-1974: Oblate Center (Natick, MA)

1975-1977: Oblate Fathers Residence (Lowell, MA)

10. Between 1967 and 1968, when John was approximately 11-12 years old, St. Jean sexually abused John on multiple occasions. The abuse generally occurred in an office at the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace. While John was at the Shrine playing basketball or badminton with the other priests and brothers, St. Jean frequently asked John to come inside under the auspices of discussing a common interest in coin and stamp collecting. On these visits, St. Jean would force John to touch his genitals and masturbate him.

11. On more than one occasion, St. Jean told John not to tell anyone about what St. Jean was doing because John would get into trouble if anyone found out what St. Jean was doing to him. John believed him and did not report what St. Jean was doing to him.

 
 

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