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BRYAN R. v. WATCHTOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOC.

738 A.2d 839 (1999)

1999 ME 144

BRYAN R. v. WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC., et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided October 18, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Waxman (orally), Portland, for plaintiff.

Bruce C. Mallonee (orally), Rudman & Winchell, LLC, Bangor, and Paul D. Polidoro, Patterson, NY, for Watchtower and others, defendants.

Frederick C. Moore (orally), Robert C. Robinson, Daniel Nuzzi, Robinson Kriger & McCallum, Portland, for the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland, amicus curiae.

Paul C. Catsos, Thompson & Bowie, Portland, did not file briefs for additional church defendants.

M. Michaela Murphy, Daviau Jabar & Batten, Waterville, did not file briefs for Baker.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and CLIFFORD, DANA, SAUFLEY, and ALEXANDER, JJ.

SAUFLEY, J.

[¶ 1] Bryan R. alleges that he was sexually abused during several of his adolescent years by Larry Baker, an adult member of his church. He has obtained a judgment against Baker, but his complaint against the church and its elders was dismissed by the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Calkins, J.) for failure to state a claim. He appeals from the judgment dismissing the claims against the church defendants. We affirm the judgment.

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