New Orleans Catholic high school agrees second payout over child sexual abuse accusations

The Guardian UK Sunday 09 August 2026, 11:00 UTC By Ramon Antonio Vargas 1 min read

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Jesuit high school deal resolves lawsuit stemming from allegations of molestation by school janitor decades priorFor the second time in as many months, a prominent Catholic high school in New Orleans recently agreed to pay an out-of-court settlement to resolve a lawsuit claiming child molestation decades earlier by a janitor at the institution. Both the plaintiff and Jesuit high school struck the agreement ahead of a late September trial date in the city’s civil district courthouse,...

Jesuit high school deal resolves lawsuit stemming from allegations of molestation by school janitor decades prior

For the second time in as many months, a prominent Catholic high school in New Orleans recently agreed to pay an out-of-court settlement to resolve a lawsuit claiming child molestation decades earlier by a janitor at the institution.

Both the plaintiff and Jesuit high school struck the agreement ahead of a late September trial date in the city’s civil district courthouse, according to 27 July legal filings reviewed by the Guardian.

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