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Northbridge property center of discrimination lawsuit

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Oakhurt Retreat, the former House of Affirmation, is at the center of a discrimination suit against the Catholic Church. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
A sign on Hill Street in Whitinsville. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Alain Beret, left, James Fairbanks, center, and their attorney, Sergio Carvajal. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Alain Beret, left, and James Fairbanks, married since 2004, are suing the Catholic Church for discrimination. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
Reporters and camera crews from many media outlets attended a press conference Monday in front of Worcester Superior Court. Photo Credit: Deborah Gauthier
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NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. – A gay couple filed a lawsuit Monday against the House of Affirmation, Inc, an affiliate of the Worcester Diocese of the Catholic Church, claiming discrimination.

James Fairbanks and Alain Beret of Sutton filed the lawsuit in Worcester Superior Court. Fairbanks and Beret had been in negotiations with the church to purchase a 44-room historic home on Hill Street – now known as Oakhurst and once the House of Affirmation - in Northbridge.

The men, who have been together for 34 years and married since 2004, had planned to restore the ...
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