Priest Abuse Case Settled in Alaska

Dan Frith

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It's a sad commentary but the Roman Catholic Church is back in the headlines and again it's a case involving the abuse of young boys and girls by Priests. A Roman Catholic religious order has agreed to pay $50 million to more than 100 Alaska Natives who allege sexual abuse by Jesuit priests.

The settlement with the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus is the largest one yet against a Catholic religious order. The sexual abuse allegations involved 13 or 14 clerics and spanned nearly 30 years (from 1961 to 1987). The children's ages ranged from 5 years to teenage.

The saddest part of the story is that none of the Priests have ever been criminally charged and the Church has not admitted any liability despite agreeing to pay the victims $50 million!