Lawsuit Targets St. Louis YMCA for Sex Abuse During 1980s Swim Lessons
The abuse took place during swim lessons at Mid-County YMCA in Brentwood in 1986 or 1987, according to the lawsuit.
A lawsuit filed against the YMCA of Greater St. Louis alleges an unidentified swim instructor sexually abused two young boys in 1986 or 1987 during lessons at the Mid-County branch in Brentwood. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) announced the lawsuit Wednesday. According to the suit, the two plaintiffs, referred to as John Doe A and John Doe B, do not remember the instructor’s name. They did not know if the instructor worked for the YMCA or acted as a volunteer. The abuse occurred almost every lesson, which occurred weekly for about a year, according to the suit. The lawsuit states the plaintiffs took semi-private swim lessons as boys, and they were the only two taking part in the lessons with the instructor. …
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George Scott
2:41 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013
Lets make sure the SNAP itims who were kissed, hugged and otherwise terribly abused and so seriously injured can create havoc on those vicious insidious nasty violent people get their money! and their momments of fame. We all need to feel very very bad for these seriously mangled, tortured victims of torture. This is worse than waterboarding. more ›