NEW HAVEN

A West Haven boy is suing a home health care services company, claiming that the mentor the company provided for him was a alleged pedophile who sexually abused him.

The Superior Court lawsuit was filed this month by the mother on behalf of her son against Priority Care Inc. The company's corporate office is in New Jersey.

The company, now called Patient Care, arranged for the boy to be mentored by Richard Cudgma, a New Haven resident who committed suicide when police moved to arrest him on child molestation charges, according to the lawsuit.

A company spokesperson declined comment on the lawsuit.