Rubio v. Archdiocese of Miami, Inc.

In this case, Jorge Rubio sued the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. for negligence and vicarious liability related to alleged sexual abuse that he suffered as a child at the hands of his parish priest. The complaint at issue, however, was not filed until approximately thirty-five years after the alleged abuse ended. For the reasons stated below, we agree with the trial court that the statute of limitations barred Ru-bio’s claims. We therefore affirm the dismissal of the complaint.

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The amended complaint contains the following factual allegations, which we take as true only for the purpose of…