CANADA
Times Colonist
The Canadian Press
August 3, 2012
Lawyers representing sexual abuse victims of former New Brunswick priest Levi Noel have filed 11 lawsuits alleging that members of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst covered up his crimes.
A statement of claim filed Friday in the province’s Court of Queen’s Bench alleges clergy failed to properly respond to Noel’s conduct and promoted “a culture of secrecy with respect to the sexual misconduct of clergy which was intended to benefit the diocese rather than stop the misconduct or assist the victims.”
In January 2010, Noel was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to 22 charges of sexual assault against 18 boys between 1958 and 1980.
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