MICHIGAN
MLive
By Barton Deiters | bdeiters@mlive.com
on December 02, 2015
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The 15-year-old victim of sexual assault by Catholic school tutor Abigail Simon is 18 now and has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $25,000 from Simon, the private school system, the diocese and several administrators.
The now 18-year-old graduate of Catholic Central High School is represented by Detroit-based Ven Johnson – a so-called “super lawyer” and one-time partner of Geofrey Fieger. The suit was filed in Kent County District Court.
Johnson says the goal of the suit is to bring the diocese “out of the dark ages” when it comes to the sexual abuse of students, including male students, by staff or teachers.
“You cannot do this to your children and pretend not to notice,” Johnson said, adding that in cases such as these the Catholic church has tried to “ignore them and sweep them under the rug.”
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