Lawsuit Against Episcopal Church for Negligence in Sex Abuse
By Kristin Smith

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A woman says it happened nearly 40 years ago in a building that used to be attached to a chapel formerly called St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.

It has since moved locations from Gilmore Street to Normandy Boulevard.

The woman, who didn't want to be identified, is filing a lawsuit against the Episcopal Diocese in Florida for the sex abuse she says happened there.

She says she spent a month being terrorized and molested in the church.

After a lifetime of psychological agony, she says she's finally fighting back.

"I've decided enough is enough. I've lived with this all my life. It's been hard, it's been a trauma, and it's time for the church to take responsibility," said the now 53-year-old woman. the rest