MISSOURI
Courthouse News Service
By JOE HARRIS
CLAYTON, Mo. (CN) – A young man killed himself after years of sexual abuse by a St. Louis priest, his parents claim in court.
John Doe 118 and Jane Doe 117 sued the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson and Father Bryan Kuchar, in St. Louis County Court.
The Does claim Kuchar sexually molested their son while he attended a church camp at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary from 1999 to 2002, when he was 12 to 14.
Their son was thinking of becoming a priest and Kuchar was his mentor, the parents say.
“Young John Doe SON and the defendant had a confidential and/or fiduciary relationship,” the complaint states. “The power imbalance between defendants and John Doe SON increased the young boy’s vulnerability to defendant Kuchar.
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