In reaching its decision, the Court of Appeal rejected arguments from the Toronto diocese that the victim's lawyer had inflamed the jury with closing comments.
According to agreed facts, Robert arranged to spend the night in a motel room in Cornwall, Ont., where the priest fondled the boy sexually and performed a sex act on him. The church, which spent years denying liability, admitted fault on the opening day of the jury trial before Superior Court Justice Gordon Lemon. As a result, the only issue at play was the amount of compensation.
The Appeal Court rejected the arguments, saying the judge's instructions to the jury -- including about the comments -- were fair, and that the damages award was reasonable and supported by the evidence. Benotto said she would have let the award stand as "symbolic condemnation" of the diocese's "uniquely egregious" conduct in only admitting liability after the trial started.
And parents are up & arms about a few teacher incidents so now teachers are required to have criminal background checks . I’d be more worried about a leaving a child with any catholic priest. It’s an epidemic that has gone on for so long and swept under carpet !
It never stops, and when you mention it to some Catholics, their response is 'It's happening everywhere'. That makes it right. I have left the Roman Catholic Church in support of the abused.
Not near enough to compensate the victim for a lifetime of trauma caused by sexual abuse that the victim has to endure not to mention the financial burden that comes with therapy & medications approx $240K over a lifetime, so does $530K sound like fair compensation to you 🤬⏳⚖️
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