一名男子因1992年至1994年据称的虐待而起诉一名前牧师和教会实体,要求赔偿220多万美元的损失。
A man is suing a former priest and church entities over alleged abuse from 1992 to 1994, seeking over $2.2 million in damages.
Rohan Burdett(48岁)正在起诉前圣约翰学院校长Robert Callen兄弟、基督教兄弟会和Pirie港天主教教区, 指控他在1992年至1994年在南澳大利亚州Whalla当一名15岁学生时遭受性虐待。
Rohan Burdett, 48, is suing former St John’s College principal Brother Robert Callen, the Christian Brothers, and the Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie over alleged sexual abuse he endured from 1992 to 1994 as a 15-year-old student in Whyalla, South Australia.
他声称Callen用赞美、个人信件和到印度朝圣的允诺来培养他与特里萨修女见面,然后再对他进行虐待。
He claims Callen groomed him with praise, personal letters, and promises of a pilgrimage to India to meet Mother Teresa before subjecting him to repeated abuse.
Burdett正在寻求220多万美元的损失赔偿,描述持久的心理创伤。
Burdett is seeking over $2.2 million in damages, describing lasting psychological trauma.
该案突出了对天主教机构历史虐待的持续关切。
The case underscores ongoing concerns about historical abuse in Catholic institutions.