NEW ORLEANS (LA)
ChurchMilitant.com
December 13, 2018
By Anita Carey
Three new victims are suing over abuse they suffered as young boys at the hands of a suspected serial pedophile.
A lawsuit filed on Tuesday is the fourth one alleging homosexual abuse by the former archdiocese of New Orleans deacon, George F. Brignac. All four cases stemmed from Brignac’s tenure at Holy Rosary School in New Orleans, Lousiana. The first suit was settled by the archdiocese for $500,000 in May.
The three new allegations date from the 1980s, and Brignac’s attorney, Martin Regan, told The New Orleans Advocate that his client “has denied the allegations and he’s not been charged or convicted of any criminal offense.”
While two of the victims have not come forward publicly, Morris Daniels told his story to The New Orleans Advocate to showcase the Church’s failure to stop the abuse. Daniels said, “They could’ve done something about it but they didn’t.”
“They didn’t take care of us as kids. They just let it happen,” he added.
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