Stephen Bounds said the abuse began in the boarding school dormitory when he was 12.
A Kelowna, B.C., man has filed a $6.9-million lawsuit against an Edmonton Catholic school and the religious order that runs it claiming he was sexually abused by a priest beginning when he was 12 years old.
In a statement of claim, filed Aug. 14 in Edmonton’ Court of King’s Bench , Bounds said St. Mary’s Salesian Junior High School boarding school encouraged “a culture in which the ‘known secret’ of sexual abuse of children was fostered, tolerated and/or promoted.” The allegations Bounds began grade seven studies at St. Mary’s Salesian Junior High residential boarding school in September, 1983, according to the court document. The school, which closed in 1991, was operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco West, said the claim.The claim alleges the priest sexual touched with the plaintiff and forced the boy to engage in sexual acts, including masturbation and oral sex.
The claim further alleges Whelan was sexually abusing children while at a school in California. It said the principle there spoke to Whelan about the issues and that another priest, Salesian Brother Salvatore Billante, saw Whelan masturbating in front of children. In 1984, Bounds reported the situation to his parents and police began an investigation, say court documents.
In 2019, Silesians of Don Bosco West apologized for previous cases of child abuse that occurred under their watch.
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