Doe ex rel. Connolly v. Holt

MITCHELL, Justice.

The issue before this Court is whether this suit by two minor plaintiffs against their father for damages allegedly resulting from *92his having repeatedly raped and sexually molested them is barred by the parent-child immunity doctrine. We conclude that the complaint states a claim upon which relief can be granted and that the parent-child immunity doctrine does not bar this suit.

In their complaint, the plaintiffs allege that they are both unemancipated minors. They resided with the defendant, their natural father, from 5 August 1978 until June 1989. Beginning in 1980, when…