OHIO
WKBN
About a dozen men have settled out of court over alleged sexual abuse they suffered more than 20 years ago while students at John F. Kennedy High School in Warren.
The alleged abuse happened between 1986 and 1990 and is being blamed on Brother Stephen Baker. Because of Ohio’s statute of limitations, only one of the victims can file criminal charges because victims have 20 years after the last occurrence of abuse to file criminal charges.
Executive Director of Trumbull County Children’s Services Tim Schaffner said his office always recommends victims of abuse report the incidents as soon as possible.
“What we always recommend is there are lots of good counselors out there. There are a lot of folks that you can go talk to about this, talk about the impact this has had on your life, and they can help guide you through that,” Schaffner said.
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