4 Child Sex Abuse Victims Receive $27.5M in Settlement with NY Catholic Diocese

[phands]

Great news - the RCC couldn't declare local bankruptcy, as they have done before in order to avoid paying fines. I hope this is going to become the norm, as the whole revolting edifice could go bankrupt....

Four men who were sexually abused as children by a Church education director will get $27.5 million — that’s almost $7 million each — from the Catholic diocese in Brooklyn, New York as part of a settlement.
The Church announced the deal — one of the largest ever awarded to individual victims — yesterday. The victims were repeatedly abused by Angelo Serrano (below), who taught catechism classes at St. Lucy’s St. Patrick’s Church.

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[Lion IRC]

"One of the boys reported the abuse to his mother, who contacted the police. Mr. Serrano was arrested [immediately]"

See what happens when people go straight to the police? Excellent outcome.
And $27 million bucks wasn't a "fine".
Neither is it that big. The Church has willingly paid hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars to real victims - because they are victims. Not because they were 'forced' to pay.

 

[RavenSky]

The Church has willingly paid hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars to real victims - because they are victims. Not because they were 'forced' to pay.

The Church did everything it could to escape responsibility, including arguing that Serrano wasn’t technically an employee.

In fighting the idea that they should be held responsible for the abuse, the Diocese of Brooklyn argued that Mr. Serrano was a church volunteer, not a diocesan employee. The diocese also disputed that the abuse took place on church grounds, arguing that abuse in Mr. Serrano’s apartment was not its legal responsibility.

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"One of the boys reported the abuse to his mother, who contacted the police. Mr. Serrano was arrested [immediately]"

See what happens when people go straight to the police? Excellent outcome.

The sexual assaults in Brooklyn took place between 2003 and 2009, the lawyers said, when the boys were between the ages of 8 and 12... “In fact, both Lynch and Shannon testified that they visited Serrano on numerous occasions when young boys were present.”

In a deposition, Father Lynch testified that he saw Mr. Serrano kiss an 8- or 9-year-old boy on the mouth and inappropriately embrace the boy.

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"One of the boys reported the abuse to his mother, who contacted the police. Mr. Serrano was arrested [immediately]"

See what happens when people go straight to the police? Excellent outcome.

The sexual assaults in Brooklyn took place between 2003 and 2009, the lawyers said, when the boys were between the ages of 8 and 12... “In fact, both Lynch and Shannon testified that they visited Serrano on numerous occasions when young boys were present.”

In a deposition, Father Lynch testified that he saw Mr. Serrano kiss an 8- or 9-year-old boy on the mouth and inappropriately embrace the boy.

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As usual, LIRC gets it diametrically wrong. The best "outcome" is for these abuses to never have occurred. The damage done is life-long, and money can't atone. The RCC just needs to cease to exist.

 

[Lion IRC]

Serrano wasn’t an employee.

Serrano was a church volunteer, not a diocesan employee.

The abuse took place in Mr. Serrano’s apartment.

...and yet the Church paid $27M to his victims.

Like I said. The Church has paid huge amounts to victims even when it had a legal basis to avoid doing the right thing.

 

[RavenSky]

Serrano wasn’t an employee.

Serrano was a church volunteer, not a diocesan employee.

The abuse took place in Mr. Serrano’s apartment.

...and yet the Church paid $27M to his victims.

Like I said. The Church has paid huge amounts to victims even when it had a legal basis to avoid doing the right thing.

They didn't have a legal basis (and they were 100% responsible)... they TRIED that tactic (and a bunch of others), but the court DENIED their motion.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

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As usual, LIRC gets it diametrically wrong. The best "outcome" is for these abuses to never have occurred. The damage done is life-long, and money can't atone. The RCC just needs to cease to exist.

Some people will forever see their beloved RCC as the victim, and those it abused as the problem.

And there's always the devil and atheism to blame when all else fails.