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**UPDATED**FIRST HAWAII LAWSUIT FILED** Gerald Funcheon: A missing priest appears ….

Joelle CasteixClergy Abuse Crisis

The first lawsuit under Hawaii’s landmark civil window was filed yesterday in Hawaii Circuit Court. The lawsuit (posted here) charges that Fr. Gerald Funcheon sexually abused a 13-year-old boy at Damien Memorial School in 1983/1984 during an overnight retreat on the eastern shore of Oahu. Considering Funcheon’s history (you can read some of the documents here), we…Continue reading **UPDATED**FIRST HAWAII LAWSUIT FILED** Gerald Funcheon: A missing priest appears ….

August Deadline Set For Irish Christian Brothers Abuse Victims

Joelle CasteixClergy Abuse Crisis

The Irish Christian Brothers (ICB), a religious order of brothers (monks) headquartered in New York state, filed bankruptcy last year when they were faced with more than 50 victims of abuse, molestation and beatings.  The Canadian congregation (affiliated with the ICB in New York) faced national disgrace when more than 300 children came forward to tell…Continue reading August Deadline Set For Irish Christian Brothers Abuse Victims