PELITIRE v. RINKER

No. 18-CA-501.

270 So.3d 817 (2019)

Lori PELITIRE v. Craig Wayne RINKER and His Employer First English Lutheran Church and Insurer ABC Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 17, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT, LORI PELITIRE, Glenn C. McGovern , Metairie.

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE, CRAIG WAYNE RINKER, Michelle H. Hesni , Gretna.

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE, FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH AND CHURCH MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Azelie Z. Shelby , Sarah K. Lunn.

Panel composed of Judges Susan M. Chehardy, Jude G. Gravois, and Robert A. Chaisson.


This appeal arises out of the alleged sexual misconduct of an ordained Lutheran minister, which purportedly occurred during counseling sessions with a parishioner. Plaintiff, Lori Pelitire ("Pelitire"), appeals the trial court's March 21, 2018 judgment rendered in favor of defendants, Craig...

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