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Written by Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
OTTAWA – A 62-year-old man has launched a lawsuit against the Ottawa archdiocese for the childhood sexual abuse of a priest who was also his uncle.
The lawsuit names the late Fr. Jean Gravel, who was defrocked in 1970 following his conviction on unspecified criminal charges in the late 1960s.
“Under the cover of mentoring and spiritual guidance, Fr. Gravel violated the innocence of ‘John’ and ravaged his body and his soul,” said a statement from Becket Personal Injury Lawyers.
According to court documents, the abuse began when John was eight years old and lasted for seven years. In addition to being the boy’s uncle and parish priest, Gravel was also John’s Godfather.
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