Victim of alleged priest molestation sues the Archdiocese of Milwaukee

This Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report says the allegation against the Archdiocese is fraud. The Plaintiff alleges he was sexually abused by a priest in 1982. The Archdiocese is alleged to have known of prior allegations of abuse against the priest.

"Had (the) Plaintiff or his family known what Defendant Archdiocese knew - that Franklyn Becker had sexually molested numerous children before (the) Plaintiff and that Franklyn Becker was a danger to children, (the) Plaintiff would not have been sexually molested," the lawsuit says.

Looking at Wisconsin Jury Instructions - Civil on misrepresentation, I assume plaintiff's theory is that this is a misrepresentation by failure to fulfill a duty to speak arising "where there is a relationship of trust or confidence between the parties."

Update: Here is the story as reported by the
Chicago Tribune, WISN-TV, and the Appleton Post-Crescent.