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OVER 400 SURVIVORS of institutional abuse in the United States are to receive compensation totalling $16.5 million after approving the terms of a bankruptcy by the North American branch of the ‘Irish’ Christian Brothers.
The survivors – acting as a committee of unsecured creditors – have approved a Chapter 11 deal for the Christian Brothers Institute and The Christian Brothers of Ireland, Incorporated, which is based in New York.
The money will be put up by the order itself and by one of its insurance carriers.
The amount shared by each survivor will be dramatically less than some of the settlements paid to some abuse survivors before the bankruptcy process began in 2011, but the settlement was nonetheless welcomed by an attorney representing the survivors.
“What this settlement demonstrates is how courageous survivors are able to effectively seek justice and accountability, from even the largest international religious institutions who endanger children,” said Jeff Anderson, a Minnesota-based lawyer specialising in historical abuse claims.
“No institution should ever be allowed to be a safe haven for adults who hurt children,” he added.
The bankruptcy of the Christian Brothers’ company will still allow survivors to continue claims against other related parties, including the dioceses and schools where the abuse occurred.
Anderson said the abuse had occurred at schools in California, Washington State, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Hawaii.
Though the company name refers to Ireland, the company is not understood to have any significant link to this country, and refers to Ireland only to differentiate itself from the De La Salle Christian Brothers, a separate congregation originally founded in France.
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“The fire has now been put out” ….just like a 6 year old would say. Extinguished?
@Mark Johnson: by the fireman in the big wed twuck
Good old Sam
@Mark Johnson: 6 year old get such a raw deal!
@Mark Johnson: Oh, get a life! Perfectly good way to express it.
@Mark Johnson: the whole thing reads like a school essay. A pretty poor one at that!
@Mark Johnson:
Put out that ciggie ..
Make sure you put out the candle before you go to bed…
Turn off the gas cooker…
…..
What’s exthinguish,?
I use to work there 25 year ago as a lounge boy. It was known as the Wharf Tavern back then.
@JC: cool
@JC: Did a bit of work for the family who owned it few years back.The woman told me a few good stories about that place.
@JC: that is not very interesting
@roderick: he would have worked for them,nice people.Smartarse
Hoses and water were used.
12:40 people in the pub hmmmm…. what’s the last call on a Wednesday….
@Derrick Ó Súilleabháin: 23:30, most pubs would start clearing people out at about 00:30, so not unusual for it to still have people in.
No more slate.
derelict?
The bottom of the hill pub in finglas went up in flames a couple of weeks ago.starting in the roof ..now the seabank… where’s next..
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