Press conference to announce settlement in Indian abuse suit
Friday, March 25, 2011
Filed Under: Law
A press conference is being held this morning to announce a $166.1 million settlement for victims of abuse by Jesuit priests on reservations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
The Tamaki Law Firm filed the lawsuit in February 2009. It represents about 450 Indian victims, who suffered abuse from the 1940s through the 1990s in the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus.
“I kept the sexual molestation hidden in the dark, in my soul, for years and years. Finally, when I came forward and saw that others did too, it was as if the blanket that had hidden our secret was pulled off and we could move into the light again,” plaintiff Katherine Mendez, 53, a member of the Yakama Nation, said in a press release.
The press conference is scheduled to be held in Yakima, Washington, at 10am.
H/t – Gay Kingman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
I guess the Benedictines were on their good behavior.
:).
The Catholic Church so misunderstood child sexual abuse, redemption and forgiveness…
Repetitively endangering, wounding and then denying the victims of their justice and healing.
All churches run on money, and hitting them in their pocketbooks, makes them appropriately frightened and vigilant to protect the young and the weak.
I guess the Benedictines were on their good behavior.
:).
The Catholic Church so misunderstood child sexual abuse, redemption and forgiveness…
Repetitively endangering, wounding and then denying the victims of their justice and healing.
All churches run on money, and hitting them in their pocketbooks, makes them appropriately frightened and vigilant to protect the young and the weak.