Civil Lawsuit to Be Filed against Former Shanley Teacher, Christina Vaughn, WDAY, October 20, 2009

Civil Lawsuit to Be Filed against Former Shanley Teacher

By Christina Vaughn
WDAY
October 20, 2009

http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/25953/

A civil lawsuit will be filed tomorrow against a former Shanley teacher who's had a list of civil suits brought against him in both Minnesota and California.

Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - A civil lawsuit will be filed tomorrow against a former Shanley teacher who's had a list of civil suits brought against him in both Minnesota and California. Brother Raimond Rose taught at Shanley High School for four years back in the 1970's. Now, members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP are filing a suit against him, the Fargo Diocese, Shanley, and the Christian Brothers of the Midwest Province.

This newest civil suit is the sixth one against Raimond Rose. It involves a Minnesota man, who was 14 and a student at Shanley at the time of the alleged abuse. He says it happened on a school trip to Orlando around 1977, a trip sponsored by Brother Raimond Rose.

Attorneys, and victims say one of the most disturbing parts of this suit is Brother Rose didn't know the victim, he was chosen at random.

“That is the sign of a true predator, someone who doesn't even go through the grooming process and developing trust in his victims. This guy was just a predator.”

“He's a dangerous man. Today he's a dangerous man, and he's never been stopped.”

Schwiderski says Rose leaves a trail of victims at each school where he taught. He blames the Christian Brothers, for not taking action against Rose. The organization is now housing Rose right across the street from a boys school in Chicago.

“They're filthy, they've known since 1966, if not sooner.”

Members of SNAP have been working together with attorneys in the Twin Cities to help victims come forward, and take action against Rose. They say it's been tough for victims to come forward and admit they've been abused, because of the position Rose holds.

“Not only is this a betrayal of trust, of someone with who the children were familiar, and thought they could trust, but it was a betrayal of their connection to God.”

Attorneys and victims say they hope this act encourages more of Rose's victims to step forward. Our calls to the Fargo Diocese for comment were not returned.