N.S. man files suit against Roman Catholic Church alleging sexual abuse

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HALIFAX, N.S. — A Nova Scotia man has filed a lawsuit against two Roman Catholic districts alleging years of sexual abuse suffered at the hands of a pastor linked to the same diocese at the centre of an historic settlement for victims who made allegations of sexual assault.
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In a statement of claim filed with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Philip Latimer alleges he was sexually molested by Rev. Allan MacDonald for four years when he was a pastor in the small seaside community of Havre Boucher.
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The lawsuit names as defendants the archdiocese of Halifax and the diocese of Antigonish, the same district at the centre of the landmark sexual abuse settlement negotiated by Bishop Raymond Lahey, who is facing child pornography charges in Ottawa.
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The alleged abuse started when Latimer was 11 years old and serving as an altar boy in the diocese of Antigonish, which until recently was overseen by Lahey.
The 22-page claim details the abuse allegedly suffered by Latimer as a boy at the hands of MacDonald, who has since died but was described in the court document as “well-known and highly trusted” in the area.
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