CANADA
Blackburn News
BURNS LAKE, B.C. – A woman who dropped a lawsuit alleging former Olympic CEO John Furlong sexually abused her while a teacher in Burns Lake, B.C., says she feels like a weight has been lifted off her shoulders.
Beverly Abraham’s lawsuit against Furlong was dismissed in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday with no costs to either party, after she asked the court to allow her to withdraw the legal action.
Abraham said three of her family members have died recently, including her brother who was like a “twin” to her, and she couldn’t handle the stress of the lawsuit on top of her grief.
“A lot was just really heavy on my shoulders. I was going through a lot of stress with this,” she said in a phone interview Tuesday.
She says she decided that discontinuing her lawsuit was the best option for her to move on with her life after consulting with hereditary chiefs from her First Nation.
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