ILLINOIS
Madison-St. Clair Record
November 15, 2012
By Christina Stueve Hodges
St. Clair County Associate Judge Vincent Lopinot was assigned Nov. 5 to an Illinois man’s lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Belleville involving allegations of sexual abuse.
Plaintiff John Doe S. claims former priest Raymond Kownacki sexually abused him in 1985 while Doe was a parishioner at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Valmeyer.
A status conference is set Nov. 19 to determine if the case would go before a jury and if there are amendments or challenges to the pleadings.
According to the complaint filed July 26, Kownacki served at area churches before being appointed to the diocesan board.
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