Fr. J. Lawrence Ouimet
Named publicly as accused by the diocese on its list 2/22/2019. It notes that he resigned, and was appointed in 1999 as Parochial Vicar with restricted ministry. Died 2/16/2002. Per his obituary, Ouimet worked in many parishes, and was “very active with many fire companies in the state.” Suit filed in 11/2019 with claims that Ouimet plied a teenage boy with alcohol and engaged in grooming behaviors toward him sometime prior to 1988. Ouimet allegedly invited the teen to share a bed with him, talked about sex and masturbation, and disrobed and stood naked in front of the boy, demanding that he disrobe and join him in a hot tub.
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