At least 30 people accuse Maryville Academy priests of sexual abuse, attorney says

At least 30 people accuse Maryville Academy priests of sexual abuse, attorney says

Nearly two dozen more people are coming forward, saying they were sexually abused about 30 years ago as children while at Maryville Academy, a Catholic home for minors in suburban Des Plaines.

At least 30 people accuse Maryville Academy priests of sexual abuse, attorney says – Usa news

Nearly two dozen more people are coming forward with accusations dating back to the 1990s and early 2000s of sexual abuse by two priests and staff members at Maryville Academy, a suburban Catholic Church home for troubled kids. Seven people had already filed lawsuits in the Circuit Court of Cook County in the previous two years against the Des Plaines facility. The lawsuits name the Rev. John Smyth, who ran the organization for decades and died …