ILLINOIS
Courthouse News Service
By JOE HARRIS
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (CN) – TIG Insurance has no obligation to defend the Diocese of Belleville and its former priest Raymond Kownacki in two sex abuse cases, the insurer claims in court.
In its request for declaratory judgment, TIG claims the sexual abuse charges two John Does are excluded from its bodily injury policy, which covers injuries caused by Diocese members “within the scope of their respective duties.”
In its federal complaint, TIG also says the policy contains a child molestation exclusion that states: “This policy does not apply to any injury sustained by any person arising out of or resulting from molesting of minors by:
“1. any Insured;
“2. any employee of any Insured, or
“3. any person performing volunteer services for or on behalf of any Insured.
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