METAIRIE (LA)
ChurchMilitant.com
July 10, 2018
By Anita Carey
George Brignac could face new sex abuse allegations
A Louisiana parish was up till last month still allowing a former deacon accused of multiple counts of sex abuse to serve as lector — despite the archdiocese paying out a $500,000 settlement on his behalf.
In May, the archdiocese of New Orleans paid out half a million dollars to settle an abuse claim against George Brignac, a former deacon and teacher from Holy Rosary School. Brignac was accused of grooming and raping a young boy numerous times, starting in 1979 when the victim was 8 years old.
The lawsuit was only filed this year because the victim claimed he repressed the abuse until a chance meeting with Brignac and the boy’s mother in a grocery store last year.
Despite this settlement, Brignac was allowed to serve as a lector at St. Mary Magdalen in Metairie, Louisiana for “several years.” Church Militant contacted the parish but was told Fr. Chris DeLerno, the pastor, was on retreat and would not be available for a week.
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