MISSISSIPPI
The Associated Press
February 27, 2020
A congressman is asking the Department of Justice to investigate settlements to two men who say they were victims of clergy abuse at a Catholic school in Mississippi.
In a letter, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson says Catholic officials “exploited” the young men, The Clarion Ledger reported.
They were paid far less than what others have received through legal settlements with the church, the Mississippi Democrat said.
The request for an investigation comes after The Associated Press made details of the cases public in a story last year.
The two cousins told the AP they were repeatedly abused during the 1990s, as elementary school students at St. Francis of Assisi School in Greenwood, Mississippi. The cousins were each paid $15,000.
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