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Posted By: Shuyee Leeslee@astral.com·3/5/2013
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While the compensation case in the Holy Cross sexual abuse class-action lawsuit continues at the Montreal courthouse, victims are saying the proceedings are going too slowly for them.
The Holy Cross Congregation says it’s settled half of the 223 claims in a class-action lawsuit as part of compensation for sexual abuse, totalling almost $5 million to date. The congregation has said they’ve set up an $18-million fund for the victims.
But victims say that at the rate they’re going, they fear the dwindling fund will mean diminished compensation cheques that will only go out once all the claims are settled. Victims say they find that unacceptable, nearly two years after an out-of-court settlement was reached.
One of the lawyers, Gilles Gareau said the process is making the victims unnecessarily relive their nightmares.
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