“Months after Louisiana’s supreme court upheld the constitutionality of a state law that let child molestation victims sue for long-ago abuse, despite arguments to the contrary by a Roman Catholic diocese, another church organization is asking the federal government to strike the statute down.”
“The plaintiff said he considered it hypocritical for a prominent Catholic leader such as the New Orleans archbishop, Gregory Aymond – who heads the state’s conference of bishops – to publicly profess his moral support for the efforts by victims of clergy molestation to be made whole while his attorneys are simultaneously ‘continuing to fight’ maneuvers that improve the potential value of survivors’ claims for damages.”
“That plaintiff’s attorney, Kristi Schubert, says she isn’t surprised by the constitutional challenge. She said it has no merit, repeats failed arguments and comes off as a brazen tactical delay by the church to save money.”
“’If Catholic groups use bogus constitutional challenges to delay justice for another three years, we could see 15-20% of survivors die, give up hope or otherwise drop out of litigation,’ Schubert said. ‘That would save the church millions upon millions of dollars.'”
