Lawyers to Pursue Further Sex Abuse Compensation

VOCM
May 25, 2013

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St. John's lawyer Bob Buckingham says they will continue to pursue compensation for victims of the Mount Cashel Orphanage sex abuse scandal through the provincial government and the Roman Catholic Church. A mediation settlement was reached this week for some 400 survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of the Irish Christian Brothers in North America. The settlement affects some 160 men in this province. Buckingham says while it's too late for victims to make a claim against the Irish Christian Brothers, claims can still be pursued against the provincial government and the Roman Catholic Church itself for failing to act on complaints of abuse.

He says they're not going to give up as long as a man is out there who wants to see justice achieved. He says lawyers like himself, Geoff Budden, David Day and Richard Rogers will continue to champion the cause until justice is done. He says he hopes that government and the Church will see that they won't go away, and come to the table to put a process in place that's fair for the victims.