NEW BRUNSWICK (CANADA)
CBC News
November 15, 2017
By Gabrielle Fahmy
Every month, new legal action is taken against the church in Moncton, Bathurst and Edmundston
Almost every month for a year, lawsuits have been filed against the Catholic Church in New Brunswick by alleged victims seeking compensation for sexual abuse by priests.
Many of the priests are dead, but that hasn’t stopped the lawsuits in Moncton, Bathurst and Edmundston from piling up.
CBC News has found at least 56 lawsuits are still before the courts, despite an extensive conciliation process a few years ago.
At least 11 priests are targeted in the accusations, and one name appears far more often than others.
“It’s very difficult to see all these new allegations coming in,” said Moncton Archbishop Valéry Vienneau.
“We are going through a very difficult time. It certainly has not helped our credibility, as priests and as a church.”
Thirty-two of the accusations are against one individual — Camille Leger.
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