Legal Opinion
Wisniewski v. Kownacki
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 2006No. 101011, 101014 consPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, McMorrow, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
In October 2002, plaintiff filed a lawsuit against defendants alleging that defendant Kownacki, a priest within the Catholic Diocese of Belleville, sexually abused him between 1973 and 1978. Among other allegations, plaintiff alleged fraud and conspiracy against the Diocese, alleging that the Diocese knew that Kownacki had molested a child at another parish before transferring him to St. Theresa’s School and Church in Salem, Illinois. Plaintiff also alleged that…
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