The families were friendly and socialized together extensively. He would have met her when she was 13."
Willick's lawyer Daryl Labach said his client voluntarily gave up his role as an elder in the church several years ago, in part because of the allegations, and left the church entirely in 2004.
The woman went to police with allegations concerning Willick in 2004.
"This whole situation with the complainant had nothing to do with his being an elder at the church," Labach said. "He said the church had absolutely nothing to do with this. The fault's all his.
"He was counselling her as a friend of the family. They were all good friends because they all happened to go to the same church. That's just where they met. He was just trying to help her out in the context of being a good family friend because she had so many problems. Things just ended up going to another level, which he says they shouldn't have."
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Look at this WTBS CYA subterfuge,now if he was a Catholic Priest would this fly?