Retired priest - and brother of late Genovese crime family boss Vincent 'Chin' Gigante - is accused of sexually assaulting boy, 9, during bible study sessions in the 1970s
Former St. Athanasius Church priest Louis Gigante is being sued over an alleged sexual assault that took place in the 1970s The suit claims Gigante molested a 9-year-old boy attending bible study by 'finding ways to get him alone and repeatedly performing oral sex on him' The suit also alleges that the parish and the Archdiocese of New York were aware of the abuse and failed to combat it Gigante, brother of Genovese family mob boss Vincent Gigante, is one of 177 named in various lawsuits against parishioners and Archdiocese officials By Natasha Anderson For Dailymail.Com
Published: 23:42 BST, 31 July 2021 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 31 July 2021
A retired priest has been accused of assaulting a bible study student at his Bronx parish in the 1970s.
A lawsuit was filed against Louis Gigante, brother of late mob boss Vincent Gigante, alleging he molested a nine-year-old boy at St. Athanasius Church in 1976-77.
According to court documents obtained by the Daily News, Gigante forced the victim to 'endure prolific and profound abuse'.
The suit seeks unspecified damages from the church, as well as the Archdiocese of New York.
Former St. Athanasius Church priest Louis Gigante (pictured) has been accused of assaulting a 9-year-old bible study student at his Bronx parish in the 1970s
'[The] plaintiff would attend bible study at the church with Father Gigante and (he) would find ways to get plaintiff alone ... and repeatedly performed oral sex on him,' the suit claims.
The complaint alleges that both the parish
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