'Inside job': Clergy sexual abuse survivor shares story decades later
CTV News Windsor - October 29, 2024
Windsor, ON - After nearly 50 years in silence, Chris MacLean is ready to share his experience of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
MacLean, who now lives in Toronto, said he was taken advantage of by Father Joe Nelligan while attending Brennan High School in Windsor in 1979.
“It wasn't just my parish priest who I saw on a weekly basis, and if I didn't like him, I could just not go. He was at my high school,” MacLean told CTV News.
April 12, 2025 With respect to the Canadian Federal Election, the following issues are important to Outrage Canada and its mandate. We encourage public awareness and discussion of the following issues: 1. CRIME - Reform of criminal laws to more effectively deal with the perpetrators of sexual crimes, including institutional accomplices and enablers. 2. TAXATION POLICY - Review of taxation advantages and exceptions for charitable entities which enable or ignore criminal acts within their ranks. 3. INDIGENOUS EDUCATION - Ensuring that educational services for Indigenous are never again affiliated with religion, directly or indirectly. 4. SAFETY OF CHILDREN - That any federal activities which impact our young, prioritize the safety of our children and protection against sexual violence. For further comment on Outrage's position on these federal issues, you may email us at info@outragecanada.ca
CBC Lite - April 1, 2025 St. John's, NL - A Newfoundland court has increased the total liability of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John’s to $121 million after a successful appeal by 59 victims of sexual abuse. These victims, previously excluded from compensation, were awarded $15.3 million in addition to the $104-million settlement approved in 2024 for nearly 300 victims. The case involves abuse by the Christian Brothers at Mount Cashel orphanage and other Catholic institutions in Newfoundland and British Columbia. Despite selling over 100 properties, the corporation has only raised $40 million—far short of the required funds. A previous $22 million was distributed to victims, but insurance coverage was denied. The provincial government may also face legal pressure to contribute to compensation. Justice Garrett Handrigan ruled that the corporation remains liable, reversing decisions that denied compensation to some victims. This includes 12 claimants in British Columbia, where church officials knowingly transferred abusive clergy from Newfoundland. However, past settlements will be deducted from new awards. The court will finalize this latest settlement after May 1.
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