Legal Opinion
Bryan R. v. Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 18, 1999PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUFLEY, J. ,
[¶ 1] Bryan R. alleges that he was sexually abused during several of his adolescent years by Larry Baker, an adult member of his church. He has obtained a judgment against Baker, but his complaint against the church and its elders was dismissed by the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Calkins, J.) for failure to state a claim. He appeals from the judgment dismissing the claims against the church defendants. We affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] Because this matter was presented to the Superior Court on the church’s motion to dismiss, we take the material allegations of the…
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