Lawsuits filed today, defendants respond to allegations

During our News 5 Investigation “Breaking Their Silence,” our reports focused on nuns physically abusing kids at the Parmadale home for children in Parma decades ago. Now, we have some of the most explosive allegations yet and they go beyond the brutal beatings.

New lawsuits filed today in Cuyahoga County Court claim multiple children were not only physically assaulted but sexually abused during their stay at Parmadale.

Tammie Mayle’s lawsuit names several entities like the Cleveland Catholic Diocese and the Sisters of Charity as defendants. She told us she was only 7 years old and a ward of the state when she went into Parmadale.

We want to warn you. What you’re about to read may be difficult for some to experience.

“What was it like living with this for decades?” we asked Mayle.

“It’s hard to trust people,” she replied with tears streaming…