A lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court accuses James Flosi, president and founder of AIDSCare, a non-profit organization that helps people with HIV and AIDS live independently, of committing molestation 25 years ago, according to an article published in the Chicago Tribune.
In the complaint, Michael Callo, 39, alleges that Flosi invited him to lunch, then took him to the rectory and molested him. The suit also says that Callo then received ‘severe and egregious threats’ aimed at keeping him silent, causing emotional and psychological damage.
At the time of the alleged assault, Flosi worked at Holy Name Cathedral and as director of the archdiocesan office of separated and divorced Catholics. After resigning from the priesthood in 1992, Flosi founded AIDSCare.
Holy Name Cathedral and the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago were also named in the suit for alleged negligent supervision and breach of duty.
Calls to Holy Name Cathedral and Flosi were not returned as of the press date.