CHICAGO (IL)
WLS
[with video]
Leah Hope
May 21, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Six men who say they were victims of former Jesuit priest Donald McGuire settle their sex abuse lawsuit for nearly $20 million.
McGuire is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence after being convicted in several sex abuse cases.
“This is an exhortation for truth transparency and accountability,” Jeff Anderson, attorney, said. “It is our call today to action to this pope and to this order and all those like it to become transparent.”
McGuire was tried and convicted for child sex abuse in Wisconsin and is currently serving time in federal prison for molesting an underage boy. He was removed from the priesthood in 2008.
“The size of this settlement points to the horrors and unbelievable damage that these victims endured,” Barbara Blaine, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (S.N.A.P.), said.
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