Legal Opinion
Orr v. Fourth Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 14, 2018No. 4-17-0469Unpublished
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann
¶ 1 In May 2013, plaintiff, Reverend Charles Orr, filed a four-count complaint against the Fourth Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church (Fourth District AME Church), Bishop John R. Bryant (John), Tamara Henderson-Hightower (Tamara), and Reverend Tyson J. Parks (Tyson). The claims raised in the complaint were (1) defamation, (2) defamation per se , (3) false light, and (4) intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff's complaint arose over allegations of sexual misconduct and how the church handled those allegations.
¶ 2 In June 2013, Tyson, John, and the Fourth…
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