Lawyers for Saint John, Victims Propose Settlement in Estabrooks Lawsuit

Lawyers for Saint John, victims propose settlement in Estabrooks lawsuit

Kenneth Estabrooks, a former police officer and city employee, was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault in 1999. A much-larger group of alleged victims has been seeking compensation from the city for sexual abuses committed by Estabrooks.

City reaches settlement with Estabrooks victims in class-action lawsuit

Lawyers for the City of Saint John and victims of sex offender Kenneth Estabrooks have reached a settlement on damages in a long-running class-action lawsuit, court heard Thursday.

City of Saint John reaches settlement with former employee's victims in class-action lawsuit

Lawyers for the City of Saint John and victims of sex offender Kenneth Estabrooks have reached a settlement on damages in a long-running class-action lawsuit, court heard Thursday. In April, lawyers said they had agreed to mediation in the lawsuit, filed in 2012 by Bobby Hayes, after Justice Darrell Stephenson had made an order which would have imposed a process to pay out damages to alleged victims of Estabrooks. On Thursday, John McKiggan, one…