Jesuit Clergy Abuser Washed up on Hawaii Shores
What They Knew
[with video] Another Chapter in Where in the World was Donald McGuire SJ – Hawaii This time at WTK we begin with a picture and not a document. In an image worth a thousand words and possibly millions more in monetary damages for victims, we have Donald McGuire SJ in Honolulu, Hawaii circa 2003. He was already under strict supervision from Chicago at the time of the picture and had to provide itineraries to his superiors for approval of travel. We don't know if any young male "assistants" accompanied him to the sandy beaches of Honolulu, yet. Or if this was his only trip there? As WTK reported earlier McGuire's good friend and fellow sued abuser Bishop Joseph Sullivan of Baton Rouge was subject to a lawsuit in Hawaii in 2005. Good Bye Statute of Limitations for Jesuit Abuse? Donald McGuire SJ is now a very interesting legal problem for the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus. For nearly the last decade the Chicago Jesuits and their attorneys, the best donated dollars can buy, have fought McGuire victims arguing most abuse fell outside the antiquated Statute of Limitations (laws limiting the time when a lawsuit can be brought). Even though the Jesuits had been actively defrauding McGuire's victims and allegedly perjuring themselves well into 2009 (more later), the attorneys for the Order claimed they were not liable because the abuse happened so long ago. The last documented incident in 2004. In June 2012 the State of Hawaii took the brave step of revising their Statue of Limitations for abuse and opening a 2 year window for survivors to come forward, regardless of when the abuse occurred. "The law provides victims who have been unable to file civil lawsuits because the statute of limitations has expired a two-year window — or until April 2014 — to go to court. Victims can sue their alleged abusers and churches, community groups or businesses that were grossly negligent at preventing sexual misconduct." SB 2588 SD1 extends the statute of limitations (SOL) for civil actions brought by persons subjected to sexual offenses as a minor against the person who committed the act. It increases the time limit to bring these civil lawsuits going forward as follows: 8 years from when the victim turns 18, or 3 years from when the victim realizes his/her injury is due to sexual offense. (Note: Previous law was 2 years in both instances). The bill also revives for a 2 year period for certain actions for which the statute of limitations had previously lapsed. This change in the law has already revived some cases from the 1970s. What will be interesting to see is if McGuire's authorized trip to Hawaii would help a plaintiff avail themselves of the State's open window? Can the Jesuits spell diversity jurisdiction? Or maybe their lawyers have heard of sufficient minimum contacts? It would seem sending a known child abuser into a state, the Jesuits "could reasonably expect to be haled into court" in that state? We don't know how to give legal advice, so check somewhere else. A man darkened our doorway He said he's here to share the good news He had a smile straight from the movies But when I looked down at his shoes There were holes and they showed his toes The right was left. The black was brown And later on in the garage I couldn't find my chainsaw In the distance I heard trees just falling down I was underneath the city I was riding around on trains Fell asleep before Nassau Ave. And I ended up in Maine There were big tall trees and rocky coastline And the waves came in so wild But for all the natural beauty there were still so many kids that were asking me for something that could help them to get high We're all good. We're all bad We're euphoric and we're sad We roll the rock away and check the tomb We're awake and we're aware that we're confused and cold and scared And the cross reminds us that He died for me and you Woke up in the ocean with the Honolulu Blues Joan Didion and Graham Greene Said roughly the same thing You bring your Jesus to the jungle Try to teach people to sing All the hymns that you love because you learned them as a kid and they make perfect sense to you There's a point in time when thousands die And you've got to maybe think that maybe Jesus isn't getting through We're freezing in the forest There's no wood to heat the house We took axes to the furniture We pulled the floorboards out There's animals scratching at the door And they know we're gonna die There were big tall trees and rocky coastline And the waves came in so wild We're all wild. We're all free We're all back from Tennessee With the souvenirs to prove that we were there We're flying round in planes We're riding around in trains Searching out those panoramic views Woke up in the ocean with the Honolulu Blues We're all good. We're all bad We're euphoric and we're sad We roll the rock away and check the tomb We're awake and we're alarmed at the scars scratched in your arm The cross reminds us that He died for me and you Woke up in Oahu with the Honolulu Blues.
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