Former Priest At Sinclairville Church Accused Of Sex Abuse

JAMESTOWN (NY)
Post Journal

Dec. 23, 2019

By John Whittaker

A former priest at the St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Sinclairville is the subject of a Child Victims Act lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Erie County.

The unnamed plaintiff alleges that Fr. Gerald Jasinski sexually assaulted, raped and committed battery against the child on May 17, 1969, in the rectory at St. John’s in Sinclairville.

“As a direct result of (Jasinski’s) conduct described herein, the plaintiff has suffered, and continues to suffer, great physical and emotional pain and suffering of mind and body, shock, emotional distress, physical manifestations of emotional distress, flashbacks, embarassment, loss of self-esteem, disgrace, humiliation, loss of faith and trust, and will incur expenses for medical psychological treatment, treatment and counseling.

Jasinski’s accuser, identified only as a West Seneca resident, alleges that Jasinski groomed relationships with children by spending time and attention on them, building trust and then abusing the youths. The accuser states Jasinski invited the plaintiff and two other youths to the St. John’s rectory in Sinclairville to fish and spend the night. Jasinski then allegedly gave the youth alcohol, directed him to a bed in the rectory and sexually abused the boy.

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