Abuse survivors launch bid to transfer claims to entity that benefited from Christian Brothers’ wealth
by Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#76WTJ)
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The entity that benefited from vast land and property transfers from the Christian Brothers will fight a move by abuse survivors to make it liable for compensation claims, triggering a potentially costly battle that has high court written all over it".
The Christian Brothers has a shocking record of clergy abuse - one of the worst of any Catholic church entity - and is facing hundreds of current and future abuse cases estimated to be worth $774m.
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