Families Sue Dubuque Church Over Chaperone's Sexual Abuse
By
Becky Ogann
Story Created:
Jul 3, 2007 at 6:25 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Jul 3, 2007 at 9:21 PM CDT
DUBUQUE (AP) - Two families are suing a Dubuque church for allegedly not properly supervising a church chaperone who sexually abused two boys.
Kent Pittman is serving an 11-year prison term after being convicted in 2005 of three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim younger than 13.
Pittman and the Bible Baptist Church have been named in a civil lawsuit in which two families from East Dubuque, Ill., are seeking compensation for injuries the boys sustained from the sexual abuse. Court documents do not specify a dollar amount.
According to the lawsuit filed in Jo Daviess County, Ill., Pittman picked the two boys up from their homes in 2005, in a church bus. He then allegedly fondled them.
The complaint states that the church failed to protect the boys and placed Pittman in a position that enabled him to molest them.
The church has denied it was negligent, claiming that Pittman was not listed on any sexual offender registry before the allegations.
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