Posts Tagged school sex scandal
Vatican Refuses Service of Father Murphy Lawsuit – More Delays for Abuse Victims
by Brian Mahany The Vatican has refused service of a summons and complaint filed by a sexual abuse victim in a Milwaukee federal court. The victim, a 61 year-old man from Chicago, says Father Lawrence Murphy molested him as a child. Although Murphy died in 1998, the lawsuit claims church officials knew of the abuse [...]
Fallout from the Olympia Brown School Sexual Assault Case – Wisconsin Poised to Eliminate Legal Loophole
by Brian Mahany There are 35 different categories of professionals that are required to report abuse in Wisconsin, educational assistants are not included. That may soon change. Recently a 9 year-old special needs child in Racine was allegedly sexually assaulted multiple times within the last several weeks. The abuse went on for approximately 3 weeks [...]
West Bend Teacher Sent to Prison for Sex with Student
West Bend Teacher Sent to Prison for Sex with Student by Brian Mahany Aaron Heroux, a former West Bend High School teacher, was sentenced to 6 years in prison for having sex with one of his students. Heroux, age 27, admitted to having sex with a 16 year-old student. The six year sentence is the [...]
