SEATTLE (WA)
The Worthy Adversary
Posted by Joelle Casteix on October 31, 2012
There are reports of out Seattle that O’Dea High School principal Br. Karl Walczak was accused of child sexual abuse in court documents and removed from his job in August.
And three months later, parents still have not been told the truth.
According to a letter which has since been taken down from the O’Dea website (it used to be posted here. You can now view it here.), Walczak “took a leave” of absence in August, “to assist in resolving a proof of claim filed in the Christian Brother’s Institute bankruptcy proceedings.”
The letter continues, “Thank you for your ongoing support of Brother Walczak and the entire O’Dea community.”
The only proof of claims filed against individuals in the Irish Christian Brother Bankruptcy were claims of child sexual abuse. There was no mention of any allegations to parents, students or the greater community.
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