ILLINOIS
WLS
May 14, 2013 (JOLIET, Ill.) (WLS) — Five new lawsuits have been filed against the Joliet Diocese of the Catholic Church by people who say they were abused by priests and by a non-priest teacher.
The alleged incidents happened in the 1970s and 1980s when the plaintiffs were between the ages of 8 and 16.
All say they suppressed the memories until recently.
The suits claim the diocese knew or should have known what was going on.
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