DOE BY DOE v. COE

No. 2-16-0875.

83 N.E.3d 612 (2017)

2017 IL App (2d) 160875

Jane DOE, a Minor, BY her Mother and Next Friend, Jane A. DOE, and by her Father and Next Friend, John Doe; Jane A. Doe, Individually; and John Doe, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Chad COE; the First Congregational Church of Dundee, Illinois; Pastor Aaron James; the Fox Valley Association Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ; the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ; the United Church of Christ; the General Synod of the United Church of Christ; and the United Church of Christ Board, Defendants, (The Fox Valley Association Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ; the Illinois Conference of the United Church of Christ; the United Church of Christ; the General Synod of the United Church of Christ; and the United Church of Christ Board, Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Opinion filed August 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis C. Lipuma , of Law Office of Francis C. Lipuma, of Chicago, and Kevin M. Lyons , of Lyons Law Group, LLC, of Downers Grove, for appellants.

James E. Abbott and Michael L. Hahn , of Litchfield Cavo LLP, of Chicago, for appellees.


OPINION

¶ 1 Plaintiffs, Jane Doe, Jane A. Doe, and John Doe, brought claims against several individuals and entities that were part of the United Church of Christ (UCC). The claims were based on the sexual misconduct of Chad Coe during his tenure as youth pastor at...

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