Almost every month for a year, lawsuits have been filed against the Catholic Church in New Brunswick by alleged victims seeking compensation for sexual abuse by priests. The sexual abuse often took place in Sainte-Therese-d'Avila church itself, in Leger's car, during church-organized trips or at boy scout camp, it's alleged. In 2012, Leger's name was stripped from the Cap-Pelé arena after allegations of sexual abuse surfaced. Yvon Arsenault, now serving a four-year prison sentence and awaiting another criminal trial for sexual abuse, is also heavily targeted by current civil suits. (CBC)Finger pointed at church, tooThe Catholic Church is named in all the lawsuits, accused of knowing or saying it should have known about the alleged abuse.

Source: CBC News November 15, 2017 10:00 UTC