MICHIGAN
The Morning Sun
By Susan Field, sfield@michigannewspapers.com, @sfield_msun on Twitter
Negligent supervision and defamation, including being labeled a “Jezebel” by an employee of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw are among the claims a former Central Michigan University student is alleging in a civil suit in Isabella County.
Megan Winans, who is suing former St. Mary’s University Parish priest Denis Heames, the Saginaw diocese and one of its employees, Trudy McCaffery, said in the suit that Heames coerced her into having a sexual relationship with him, then revoked an internship when the relationship ended.
Filed in Isabella County Trial Court, the suit is not set for any court dates but indicates a jury trial in Chief Judge Paul Chamberlain’s courtroom is requested.
Winans is also asking for in excess of $25,000, attorney fees and costs in the 10-count suit, that accuses Heames, the diocese, St. Mary’s and McCaffery of battery, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent supervision and vicarious liability.
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