By AP/KWMU
Kirkwood, MO – A Roman Catholic priest and high school president has been sued by the father of a former student at St. John Vianney High School in suburban St. Louis.
Father Robert Osborne has temporarily stepped aside as the school's president while the matter plays out.
The lawsuit claims the boy was abused "sexually, physically and emotionally." It names Osborne, the private school and the Marianist religious order that runs it.
The lawsuit said Osborne made "overt and covert sexual contact with" the boy, and tried to watch and photograph him when he was undressed.
Osborne told the Post-Dispatch he was "shocked" to hear the allegation and that he never touched anyone inappropriately.
Kirkwood police say a family recently reported a priest at the school gave wine to a minor.
Police would not release the priest's name until formal charges, if any, are filed.