PHILADELPHIA (PA)
CT Post
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Relatives of an alleged priest-abuse victim who died of a drug overdose say the man would still be alive if the Archdiocese of Philadelphia had heeded complaints about the cleric.
Attorneys for the family of Sean McIlmail announced a wrongful death lawsuit against Roman Catholic church officials on Wednesday.
They say the archdiocese moved the Rev. Robert L. Brennan from parish to parish, allowing him to prey on children. McIlmail claimed Brennan abused him for years, beginning at age 11.
Prosecutors filed charges in September against Brennan based on McIlmail’s allegations. They were dropped last month after McIlmail died of an overdose.
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