MEDIA RELEASE – JULY 9, 2017

By Dr. Robert M. Hoatson
Road to Recovery
July 9, 2017

http://www.road-to-recovery.org/

BERGEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL AND THE IRISH CHRISTIAN BROTHERS REFUSE TO SETTLE CLAIMS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE IN A FAIR AND TIMELY MANNER

Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell, New Jersey, and the Irish Christian Brothers are re-victimizing several former students who were sexually abused while they were students and minor children at Bergen Catholic High School by refusing to settle several credible claims of sexual abuse by Irish Christian Brothers

Walter Slapkowski of Hackensack, New Jersey, a graduate of Bergen Catholic High School and childhood sexual abuse victim of science teacher Br. Timothy Joseph O’Sullivan, CFC, will speak about the re-victimization he is feeling because of the foot-dragging of Bergen Catholic High School and the Irish Christian Brothers in settling his case and the cases of his fellow schoolmates

Bergen Catholic High School and the Irish Christian Brothers continue to refuse to settle the credible claim of the Rev. Kobutsu Malone who was sexually abused as a freshman student by Br. Charles B. Irwin, CFC, a serial sexual abuser of boys, because Rev. Malone refuses to cease operation of a website (bergencatholicabuse.com) that chronicles sexual abuse cases at Bergen Catholic High School

What A demonstration and press conference announcing that Bergen Catholic High School and the Irish Christian Brothers refuse to settle in a timely and fair manner the cases of several Bergen Catholic students who were sexually abused as children by many Irish Christian Brothers who were assigned to teach at Bergen Catholic High School

When Monday, July 10, 2017 at 11:30 AM

Where On the public sidewalk across the street from the main vehicle entrance to Bergen Catholic High School, 1040 Oradell Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey 07649

Who Walter Slapkowksi, a graduate of Bergen Catholic High School, originally from Teaneck, NJ, who now lives in Hackensack, NJ, and is being re-victimized by the foot-dragging and stalling of Bergen Catholic High School and the Irish Christian Brothers in settling his credible claim; and, Dr. Robert M. Hoatson, a former member of the Irish Christian Brothers and advocate for many victims of sexual abuse at Bergen Catholic High School. He is currently President of Road to Recovery, Inc., a non-profit charity based in New Jersey that assists victims of sexual abuse and their families

Why Bergen Catholic High School and the Irish Christian Brothers have settled many cases of childhood sexual abuse by Irish Christian Brothers and lay teachers who have worked at Bergen Catholic High School. Unfortunately, the latest group of victims who have courageously come forward to report credible claims of sexual abuse by Irish Christian Brothers and lay teachers are being re-victimized by the stalling tactics and foot-dragging of both organizations which refuse to settle these credible cases in a timely and fair manner, including that of Walter Slapkowski, who will speak about the re-victimization he is experiencing. Demonstrators will call on Bergen Catholic High School and the Irish Christian Brothers to settle all outstanding claims, including that of the Rev. Kobutsu Malone, who is being denied a settlement unless and until he ceases operation of a website (bergencatholicabuse.com) dedicated to shedding light on cases of sexual abuse at Bergen Catholic High School.