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  Former Altar Boy Sues Priest, Alleging Abuse in 1970s

Associated Press
September 10, 2005

MEMPHIS, Tenn. A former Memphis alter boy is suing a priest who he claims molested him in the 1970s.

The suit names the Reverend Paul Saint Charles, who was suspended by the Catholic Diocese of Memphis following similar allegations last year.

The suit says the plaintiff was 13 when he sought counseling at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in the Frayser area of Memphis and then was abused.

The suit also claims that the diocese knew Saint Charles had a history of sexual abuse and that he was moved beyond local jurisdictions to avoid prosecution.

Saint Charles retired in 1986 and now lives in Nashville. He was banned last year from saying Mass or presenting himself as a priest after a diocesan review board found that other abuse allegations were -- quote -- "more likely than not" to be true.