SEATTLE (WA)
My Northwest
October 31, 2012
The principal of O’Dea High School in Seattle has resigned amid accusations of sexual abuse. An advocate’s group says the school and the Archdiocese are trying to cover up the alleged abuse.
Brother Karl Walczak is accused of sexual abuse of a minor dating back to the 1970s, when he was a teacher at Brother Rice High School in Chicago.
Walczak denies the allegations.
“The O’Dea School Board learned today that Brother Walczak has been accused of sexual abuse of a minor,” board chair Zachary Lell says. “Although Brother Walczak denies the allegations, he has resigned his position as Principal of O’Dea High School.”
Members of SNAP – the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests – are angry that parents weren’t notified of the allegations sooner.
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