Alternative Dispute Resolution
Oct. 6, 2011
Clergy abuse: Mediating an American tragedy
Clergy abuse cases puts the traditional mediation model to the test. By Richard M. Williams of Gray-Duffy LLP
With deep-seated roots in contemporary Western civilization and religion, allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy have been in the public consciousness in many Western countries for decades. In 2004, the John Jay Report indicated that between 1950 and 2002, over 4,000 priests (approximately 4 percent of the then active priesthood) were accused of various forms of sexual misconduct and abuse. Because clergy abuse is so abhorrent to ou...
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