SPRINGFIELD (MA)
WWLP
Jury selection in civil case against Springfield Bishops Thomas Dupre and Joseph Maguire
Updated: Monday, 23 Jul 2012
Laura Hutchinson
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Jury selection has begun in a civil case against former Springfield Bishops Thomas Dupre and Joseph Maguire.
Greenfield Attorney John Stobierski claims his client, Andrew Nicastro, who is in his 40s now, was sexually abused by Father Alfred Graves when he was between the ages of 11 and 13 years old.
Now, his client is suing Catholic Church leaders, claiming they knew Graves had a history of indecent conduct with a minor.
“It’s angering. It could have all been avoided had someone simply did anything, anything at all,” Nicastro told 22News back in 2009 when he announced he was filing a lawsuit.
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