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The Eagle
HONOLULU (AP) — Three additional lawsuits were filed Wednesday accusing Catholic priests in the Diocese of Honolulu of sexual abuse.
The three suits allege that priests abused children and teens throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The Diocese of Honolulu is a defendant in all three cases, which say the diocese knew or should’ve known about the abuse. The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers were also named as a defendant in two of the cases.
The Very Rev. Gary Secor of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu said the organization hasn’t reviewed the lawsuits filed Wednesday yet.
“However, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu remains committed to treating victims of sexual abuse with compassion and respect, with the goal of providing just resolution,” Secor said.
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