Alleged Victim of Bryn Mawr Priest Sex Abuse Settles Suit

By James Boyle
The Patch
April 30, 2015

http://patch.com/pennsylvania/brynmawr/alleged-victim-bryn-mawr-priest-sex-abuse-settles-suit


A settlement has been reached between the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and a man who claims a priest sexually abused him while he attended St. Aloysius Academy in Bryn Mawr in the 1990s, according to Philly.com.

The undisclosed amount is one of two agreements reached by the Archdiocese this week, the first to be settled since reports of sexual abuse by clergy and cover-ups by the diocese were released by a 2011 grand jury.

According to the report, the plaintiff, identified as John Doe 10, alleged that Rev. Martin Satchel would take him to secluded classrooms and sexually abuse him. Satchel was removed from ministry in 1993 and defrocked by the church in 2005, according to Philly.com.

In a statement to philly.com, an archdiocese spokesperson said:

“For some time now, the archdiocese has provided assistance to both men on their paths toward healing, including financial support in the form of payment for ongoing psychological treatment. In order to help all parties move forward, the archdiocese has agreed to these settlements.”

The other victim, John Doe 187, claimed that Rev. William Ayers abused him while he served an altar boy for Incarnation of Our Lord parish in North Philadelphia.

According to one of the victim’s attorneys, 17 suits had been filed against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since the 2011 grand jury, many of them tossed out for missing the statute of limitations.