Doe v. Archdiocese of Cincinnati

{¶ 1} Because the trial court dismissed the complaint in this case on a Civ.R. 12(B)(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, the allegations of the complaint are presumed to be true. State ex rel. CNG Fin. Corp. v. Nadel, 111 Ohio St.3d 149, 2006-Ohio-5344, 855 N.E.2d 473, ¶ 13.

{¶ 2} Appellee, Jane Doe, had a sexual relationship with Norman Heil, a priest, in 1965. Doe was 16 years old at that time and became pregnant by Father Heil. Doe gave birth on November 7, 1965, and placed the baby for adoption through St. Joseph’s Orphanage.

{¶ 3} In 2004,…