#clergy-abuse

#clergy-abuse

The trial heard the women sometimes referred to as the Lycra Lovelies or the Lycra Nuns were on a rota to help then-Reverend Brain with his every need. Some gave him sensual massages which he told the jury were to relieve tension headaches. He was charged with one count of rape and 36 counts of indecent assault relating to 13 women between 1981 and 1995. On Wednesday, jurors at Inner London Crown Court found him guilty of 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women.

This proposed settlement was made in a secret backroom deal that the Archdiocese, the creditors committees and the mediators knew the overwhelming majority of victim-survivors would never agree to and will undoubtedly vote down.

Survivors groups are dismayed by the election of Pope Leo XIV, citing serious concerns over his past handling of clerical sexual abuse cases, which they find insulting.