New Orleans’ Jesuit high school agrees to pay seven figures to settle child molestation claim

The Guardian World Friday 05 June 2026, 16:09 UTC By Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans 1 min read

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Settlement over alleged child molestation by school janitors is latest in troubling string of allegations spanning decadesOne of the most prominent Catholic high schools in New Orleans has agreed to pay a seven-figure monetary sum to settle a lawsuit claiming child molestation by janitors at the institution decades earlier. The plaintiff struck the agreement with Jesuit high school ahead of a trial scheduled to start in the Louisiana city’s civil district courthouse on 15 June, roughly six...

Settlement over alleged child molestation by school janitors is latest in troubling string of allegations spanning decades

One of the most prominent Catholic high schools in New Orleans has agreed to pay a seven-figure monetary sum to settle a lawsuit claiming child molestation by janitors at the institution decades earlier.

The plaintiff struck the agreement with Jesuit high school ahead of a trial scheduled to start in the Louisiana city’s civil district courthouse on 15 June, roughly six years after he sued under a pseudonym.

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New Orleans’ Jesuit high school agrees to pay seven figures to settle child molestation claim

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