British Jesuits will appeal record sex-abuse judgment

July 27, 2010

Jesuit officials in Great Britain plan to appeal a court’s decision ordering a payment of nearly $8 million to a sex-abuse victim. The judgment—the largest ever in Britain for such a case—came in a case that was allowed to proceed although the statute of limitations had passed.

 

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Further information:

• Sex abuse claim for £5m against Catholic order faces court challenge (Guardian)