Catholic Church Cases Continue.

The plaintiff was born in 1975; he was 11 or 12 years old when the alleged abuse by a local parish priest occurred. He alleged he did not discover he had adult-onset psychological injuries caused by the molestations until 2008, and he brought his action in 2010. He says the statute of limitations was tolled under Insurance Code §11583 because in 1988 defendants encouraged him and his parents to see a counselor for therapy, which he did, and for which defendants paid. He further alleges the counselor was handpicked, was sympathetic to the church and was part of a larger design to pacify victims and shield the offending priest “whose activities were allegedly known by the church for some time, and who the church encouraged to flee before he could be arrested.” The trial court dismissed the complaint based upon the statute of limitations. The Court of Appeal reversed, finding the statute of limitations was tolled. Me Doe v. Doe 1 (Cal. App. Second Dist., Div. 8; August 27, 2012) 208 Cal.App.4th 1185.