Priest Accused of Sexually Abusing Woman Who Sought Spiritual Guidance

The Grio
June 26, 2017

http://thegrio.com/2017/06/26/priest-sexually-abused-woman/


A 44-year-old Catholic priest has been accused of using his position to pressure a woman in her 20’s into sexual abuse.

Father Andre Bain became the head of the St. Vincent Ferrer Church in East Flatbush in July 2014, and shortly after that, a young woman came to him for counseling. During that time, he allegedly pressured her into performing sexual acts, keeping her quiet by promising that they were not committing sin because the sex was not vaginal.

Now, the accuser is suing the Brooklyn Diocese and its bishop, Nicholas DiMarzio, alleging that they did not act fast enough to the complaints, which allowed Bain to continue his behavior to prey on other women.

“Plaintiff believes that Fr. Bain has been carrying out these behaviors for decades in other parishes since his days in seminary,” the lawsuit says.