Kansas City, Mo. ? Three lawsuits accuse former priest Thomas Reardon of sexually abusing the plaintiffs when they were boys.

The lawsuits, filed Friday, allege the abuse occurred between the 1960s and the 1980s. Reardon, who left the priesthood in 1989, had worked as a substance-abuse counselor for a private company until recently.

All three petitions seek unspecified monetary damages.

The lawsuits also name the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Bishop Raymond Boland and Vicar General Patrick Rush as co-defendants, alleging that the diocese failed to intervene. The diocese declined to comment in a written statement, although it encouraged victims of abuse to come forward.

One of the plaintiffs, Kevin Higgins, of Maryland, alleges that Reardon abused him at a church camp in 1971 when he was 11. The suit also accuses Reardon of sexually abusing Higgins’ brother, Tim Higgins. When Tim Higgins hanged himself in October 1971, Reardon performed the funeral service.

Chris Quarles, of Florida, who also filed an individual suit, alleges that Reardon “physically restrained and then sexually abused and exploited” him in 1986 when he was 16 and attending St. John Francis Regis parish.

Besides the individual suits, Thomas Clossick and John Phinney of Kansas City were co-plaintiffs in one lawsuit.

Phinney alleges that Reardon made inappropriate remarks and advances in 1968 or 1969. After the family contacted the diocese, the suit alleges Reardon warned Phinney not to go to authority figures with complaints.

Clossick’s lawsuit alleges that Reardon “sexually abused, raped and exploited” him between 1978 and 1984, beginning when he was 13.

Similar lawsuits were filed against Reardon in January, June and October. Reardon has denied the allegations through an attorney.