A Queens Rev. Elvis Elano allegedly used the confessional to seduce an abused and vulnerable woman going through a divorce, telling her their relationship was “ordained by God,” a bombshell $25 million lawsuit alleges.
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The Rev. Elvis, a priest at Our Lady of the Snows in Glen Oaks, even ordered Viagra over the Internet during his secret seven-month relationship with Judith Rodrigues-Lytwyn, according to documents filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
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“I was going through a very rough period in my life and I was looking for some spiritual guidance, and finding some peace from a religious perspective,” 50-year-old Rodrigues-Lytwyn said in a statement.
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“And he essentially took advantage of that. I was overwhelmed by his advances. Once I got my head on straight, I realized that he preyed upon me.” Rodrigues-Lytwyn said.
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Judith Rodrigues-Lytwyn says the Rev. Elvis Elano of Queens played priest by day…
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And rose clutching Romeo by night during their seven-month affair.
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“Your presence struck me like a thunder bolt,” he allegedly told her during the session last March, adding that the relationship was “ordained by God.”
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The relationship ended this month, when the cleric e-mailed Rodrigues-Lytwyn about a rash and conceded it might have been from another woman, the suit charges.
