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Pacific Business News
Jenna Blakely
General Assignment Reporter- Pacific Business News
Six Hawaii men are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu and several religious orders, claiming they were sexually abused by five priests and one teacher years ago.
One of the men, Greg Owen, a Big Island farmer, appeared at a news conference Thursday arranged by Honolulu law firm Rosenberg & McKay, which filed the lawsuit in First Circuit Court. The other five plaintiffs were not identified.
Other defendants named in the lawsuit are the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, the Congregation of Christian Brothers of Hawaii Inc., and the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, dba The Fathers and Brothers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Patrick Downes, a spokesman for the diocese, declined comment on the lawsuit, which alleges abuse dating back to the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
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