BUFFALO (NY)
Buffalo News
July 29, 2020
By Jay Tokasz
https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/child-victims-act-plaintiff-confronts-bishop-scharfenberger-i-lost-my-son/article_f1e3dfa8-d1e8-11ea-b8fa-ffd92e348883.html?fbclid=IwAR3H5UBub0CBDZ4Ey9Fwl4q3hKLkg51rv2fh3GGzPPSsApWQ0r4cHy0uXoU#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
Kevin Brun, a member of the committee representing childhood survivors of sex abuse in Buffalo Diocese bankruptcy proceedings, told Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger on Wednesday that his son killed himself within 24 hours of reading Brun’s letter of being abused by a priest more than 40 years ago.
Brun gave Scharfenberger a heart-wrenching account of losing his son Patrick, 21, on Easter Sunday in 2019, saying he wanted the bishop and the diocese’s lawyers to understand his level of commitment to making sure victims of abuse get a measure of justice in the bankruptcy.
The virtual meeting on Wednesday marked the first time since the diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection that Child Victims Act plaintiffs and their lawyers were able to question Scharfenberger directly about diocese operations and other issues.
Brun, after explaining the painful circumstances around his son’s death, asked the bishop whether he would release secret documents on sexual abuse by priests.
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