Laconte v. Devlin

Locke, Jeffrey A., J.

Plaintiff Joseph M. Laconte brought suit against Chester Devlin alleging that Devlin, while a priest and teacher at Holy Name Catholic High School in 1979, sexually assaulted him on multiple occasions when the plaintiff was a 16-year-old junior at the Holy Name Catholic High School in Worcester. Suit was commenced on June 2, 2003. As against Devlin, the plaintiff asserts claims for sexual battery, negligence, and intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress.1 The defendant seeks summary judgment based on a claim that the action is barred by the statute of…