ROCHESTER (NY)
WHAM
September 9, 2019
A new child sex abuse lawsuit filed in Monroe County under the Child Victims Act is focused on both the Diocese of Rochester and the Boy Scouts.
The plaintiff in the case claims that Father Robert O’Neill sexually abused him when he was 16. The lawsuit was filed on Monday against the Diocese of Rochester, Roman Catholic Parish of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Seneca Waterways Council for the Boy Scouts of America.
In February 1994, the lawsuit states the victim was an Eagle Scout and had told leaders in the Boy Scouts that he was “interested in religion, philosophy, and politics, among other subjects.” Fr. O’Neill was subsequently assigned to the victim as a mentor and counselor, as he was already active with local Boy Scout programs at the time.
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