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Newsworks
October 18, 2012
By Mark Eichmann
After eight years and more than 100 clients who accused the Catholic church of sexual abuse, Tom Neuberger has written a book about his cases and some of the lessons learned.
Last December, 14 victims of sexual abuse reached a $7 million settlement with St. Edmonds Academy, the Capuchin friars, and the Brothers of the Holy Cross. In February 2011, the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington reached a $77 million settlement with 146 abuse victims. Nearly 100 of those victims were represented by Neuberger.
Neuberger details the court battles and the long-lasting impact of abuse in his 427-page book, When Priests Become Predators: Profiles of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors. “We’ve got testimony from mothers about how they were tricked, wives [describing] what it’s like living with people who have two personalities,” Neuberger says. The book describes the testimony of victims on the stand in somewhat graphic detail.
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