Abuse Victims Sue Religious Order

According to the Chicago Tribune, last Friday 31 men filed 3 lawsuits in Illinois state court against the Congregation of Christian Brothers growing out of sexual abuse decades ago at three high schools. Over half of the plaintiffs claim they were abused by a member of the order who was later convicted of indecent behavior in Washington state. The suit claims that the order shuffled this priest to the 3 high schools involved here.  A number of members of the order and two laymen are also named as defendants. The Christian Bothers filed for federal bankruptcy protection in April 2011. These plaintiffs filed their claims with the bankruptcy court, but so far have received no compensation.