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Catholic Diocese and school in B.C. settle abuse lawsuit for $3.4M

  • The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George and St. Thomas More Collegiate settled a lawsuit for $3.4 million with an alleged victim of sexual abuse by former teacher Alfred Patrick Quigley, as announced by lawyer Sandra Kovacs.
  • Alfred Patrick Quigley was accused of grooming and sexually assaulting the plaintiff in the 1990s, but he denied all allegations and did not participate in the trial process.
  • The Diocese acknowledged legal responsibility for the actions of its employee, despite claiming no prior knowledge of the abuse, according to a statement issued by the diocese.
  • Lawyer Sandra Kovacs emphasized that the lawsuit was about accountability and highlighted a culture of secrecy within the Catholic Church that enables abuse to persist.
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Catholic Diocese and B.C school settle abuse lawsuit for $3.4M

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George, B.C., says it hopes a $3.4 million settlement gives an alleged victim of sexual abuse by a school teacher "some degree of restitution for the harm that was so unjustly inflicted upon him by his abuser."

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$3.4M settlement in B.C. Catholic abuse lawsuit

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George, B.C., says it hopes a $3.4 million settlement gives an alleged victim of sexual abuse by a school teacher "some degree of restitution for the harm that was so unjustly inflicted upon him by his abuser."

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Prince George Catholic Diocese agrees to pay $3.4M in sex abuse lawsuit: lawyer

Plaintiff claimed he was ‘groomed and sexually abused’ in 1993 and 1994 by a teacher

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Catholic Diocese and school in B.C. settle abuse lawsuit for $3.4M

VANCOUVER — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George, B.C., says it hopes a $3.4 million settlement gives an alleged victim of sexual abuse by a school teacher “some degree of restitution for the harm that was so unjustly inflicted upon him by his abuser.” The settlement by the diocese and St. Thomas More Collegiate, […]

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Catholic Diocese of Prince George, B.C., settles abuse lawsuit for $3.4M: lawyer

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man who says he was sexually abused by a teacher in the 1990s has reached a $3.4-million settlement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George and St. Thomas More Collegiate.

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$3.4M settlement reached in B.C. Christian Brother sex abuse case

The B.C. teacher had worked at Newfoundland’s notorious Mount Cashel orphanage where Christian Brothers abused many boys in their care.A $3.4-million settlement has been reached between a man sexually abused by a member of the notorious Christian Brothers and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George and Burnaby’s St. Thomas More Collegiate. The complainant, known as John Doe in a B.C. Supreme Court notice of civil claim, alleged O’Grady Catho…

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BishopAccountability.org - Documenting the Catholic Sexual Abuse and Financial Crisis - Data on bish broke the news in on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
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