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Priest accused of molesting altar boy
Former alter boy, Brandon Rains, accused Rev. Aaron Joseph Cote, 56, of sexual abuse and lodged a lawsuit against him in 2005, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
Cote worked as an associate pastor in 2001 and 2002 at Mother Seton parish in Germantown, Md., when the alleged abuse took place, the newspaper said.
Officials said Cote turned himself in to police and entered a not-guilty plea after he found out authorities would issue an arrest warrant for him.
Police said Cote is accused of bringing Rains to his Germantown apartment in 2001, when the former altar boy was 14-years-old, and engaging "in inappropriate personal sexual activity in the victim's presence and inappropriate touching of the victim."
The suit alleges the abuse continued for about a year.
The Catholic religious order Cote belongs to, Dominican Friars, Province of St. Joseph, last year said it would give Rains $1.2 million to settle the lawsuit he lodged against Cote and the order, the Post said.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International.
This news arrived on: 07/04/2008
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07-07-2008 09:18
?? wrote:
LETS SEE THE NEWS ON THE 2 BOYS WHO WAS RAPED TO DEATH BY HOMOS
07-04-2008 15:34
JEANNIEMAC wrote:
ABUSE
Remember when the cardinal was accused of molesting a boy and he denied it vehemently? The young man later admitted he had lied so as to get money. How can any priest defend himself against years old accusations? Those priests who did molest young boys brought scandal onto the church and will answer to God for it. In the meantime, we Christians have to stand fast and keep the faith.
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