CANADA
Montreal Gazette
By Sue Montgomery, GAZETTE JUSTICE REPORTER
January 3, 2013
MONTREAL — There were tears, comforting hugs, and exasperated sighs Thursday from men who were sexually abused by members of Congrégation de Ste. Croix as the powerful order once again tried to delay paying out $18 million in compensation more than a year after a settlement was reached.
At least 50 victims, who attended prestigious Collège Notre Dame and two other schools run by the Catholic order, spent most of the day in Quebec Superior Court waiting for lawyers from both sides to agree on how to speed up the process.
“They are filibustering, plain and simple,” said Sébastien Richard, spokesman for the victims.
The victims filed a motion Thursday to speed up the settlement awarding process, after the brothers had sought to delay settling the claims until June. Instead, discussions took place in private outside court and a second adjudicator was named to help move things forward. The case will be back in court March 5.
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