Four former students have come forward with lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, accusing church officials of sexual abuse and harassment from 1960 to 1980. The plaintiffs, aged between 10 and 14 at the time, argue that the Diocese knowingly concealed the abuse. This legal action is possible under the Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, which removes the statute of limitations for a limited period, allowing victims to seek justice. The lawsuits detail severe emotional and educational consequences for the survivors, affecting their lives significantly.
The suit alleges that the Diocese had full knowledge that numerous priests in positions of trust were grooming and sexually abusing children and not only did nothing about it but intentionally concealed it.
He was a young priest and constantly went out of his way to ingratiate himself with the young students, successfully procuring the students'-and the parish's-trust.
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