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By Michael Woyton
A lawsuit has been filed in New York courts accusing former Iona College President Brother James Liguori of sex abuse and a subsequent cover up.
Joelle Casteix, western regional director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), posted a media statement outlining the accusations Thursday.
According of Casteix, the suit charges the victim, known as “John Doe,” was allegedly sexually abused by Liguori in 1969. At the time, the boy was at a Cardinal Farley Military Academy, which is run by the Irish Christian Brothers, in New York.
“Doe,” who now lives in Orange County, CA, reported his alleged abuse to church officials there in 2008.
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