CONNECTICUT
CT Post
By Michael P. Mayko Tuesday, May 3, 2016
HARTFORD — For Fairfield University and its former chaplain, a federal judge’s ruling dismissing a civil sex-trafficking charge in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit arising out of the abuse of young Haitian street boys represents a victory.
For Mitchell Garabedian, the Boston lawyer for the 50 plaintiffs, the defeat is a small one in a bigger lawsuit.
“The dismissal of the sex-trafficking count does not significantly harm the plaintiffs’ claim,” said Garabedian, whose efforts in exposing sexual abuse of children by priests and the resulting coverup by the Boston Diocese was featured in “Spotlight” — this year’s Oscar winning best picture. “The plaintiffs still have the federal sex-tourism, negligent-hiring, retention and supervision and breach-of-fidicuriary-duties claims pending.”
Garabedian said the 50 pending cases have been consolidated before U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford.
“All of the parties are working diligently in completing their discovery, which should happen in the next 60 to 90 days,” Garabedian said.
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