September 02, 2010
Montreal Religious Order Faces Potential Sex Abuse Class Action Lawsuit
A request for a class action lawsuit has been filed alleging sexual abuse at the hands of priests at the former Montreal Institute of the Deaf and the Mute. Serge D'arcy wants to sue the Institut et la Congrégation des Clercs de Saint-Viateur de Montréal, the religious order which was running the institution he was attending between 1964 and 1972. The lawsuit targets alleged acts between 1967 and 1982. D'arcy was between 9 and 15 at the time. He alleges that it started a year after he arrived at the institute, accusing priests who worked and taught there. The lawsuit is claiming $600,000 in damages for D'arcy but the global amount could go up to millions, because the lawsuit is claiming $100,000 in moral damages for each of the alleged victims, plus compensation. Serge D'arcy's lawyer Pierre Boivin says there are many alleged victims.Click Here For The Full Story......