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Late Elmhurst Priest Sexually Abused Child In Villa Park: Lawsuit

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Villa Park IL – A man is suing the Diocese of Joliet, saying one of its pastors sexually abused him in the early 1990s. The Rev. John Barrett served in Mary Queen of Heaven in Elmhurst, St. Alexander in Villa Park, Notre Dame in Clarendon Hills and Saints Peter and Paul in Naperville during his career. He died in 2014. Filing the lawsuit on Monday, the plaintiff, who is now about 40, is seeking damages. He said he suffered much pain as a result o
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BishopAccountability.org - Documenting the Catholic Sexual Abuse and Financial Crisis - Data on bish broke the news in on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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