CHICAGO (WBBM) — A former teacher at Mother McAuley High School in Chicago has been accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit. The alleged victim: a 22-year-old suburban woman who says she was abused when she was a teenager.
With her face shielded from the cameras, the young woman told reporters why she is filing a lawsuit against the man she says is twice her age – the former teacher at a Chicago Roman Catholic high school who she says abused her when she was a minor.
“Because it’s slowly ruined my life. I’ve lost my self-worth and everything. And I don’t want this to happen to anyone else. I want to stop it from happening to anyone else.”
The lawsuit accuses Mother McAuley High School of being aware of an inappropriate relationship between the teacher and student – and trying to separate them – but never notifying the student’s parents.
The young woman, who is now 22, is filing the lawsuit as a Jane Doe. As she spoke to reporters, her parents and boyfriend stood with her – all with their backs to the cameras, all anonymous.
Likewise, Newsradio 780 is not naming the accused.
Newsradio 780 has asked Mother McAuley High School for reaction.
Read the original article from WBBM News Radio.
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Everyone posting on here has valuable insights to share. What it boils down to for me is this: the alleged victim should not be going after the Sisters of Mercy or Mother McAuley High School. Whether Marcus Luttrell is found guilty or not and whether she was abused or not, the Sisters of Mercy are not to blame and her accusations take credit away from a group of women who have spent their lives bettering the lives of young women. I’m not qualified to make judgments and I don’t have all the facts. What I do know is that no one directly associated with the Sisters of Mercy had a hand in this. They started a wonderful school that offers countless young women incredible opportunities. Don’t slant it and make it out as though the Sisters of Mercy hire and fire the staff for even the school, let alone the staff for a non-affiliated summer program that takes place in their facilities. Marcus Luttrell deserves to be on the hot seat for whatever may or may not have happened and time will tell whether or not he’ll pay the price. But there is no logical argument for dragging the Sisters of Mercy through the mud.
If a woman is assaulted in a parking lot, is the owner of the parking lot responsible? No. The accused abuser is.
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If this woman had proof Mr. Luttrell would be in jail. In our system of law he is innocent until proven guilty. If you want someone to appear guilty when you do not have enough evidence to prove it, then you release slanted press releases, and make the world think that he is a horrible person and get his wife to divorce him and get him fired from his job, and get his kids to hate him. (I’m not sure if any of these things happened) instead of sending a notice to the person to tell him you have filed a civil suit against him. Now we have all these people screaming about how much a jerk this guy is. Whatever happen to innocent until proven guilty. I guess the proof is in the pudding…i just think she should have shown the pudding prior to releasing this press release.
ALL i was saying is that when something happens to someone they always look for some higher authority to blame. It’s like a giant food chain of lawsuits. It happened in the School of Mother McAuley so of course the nuns are being dragged into it. What’s moronic is all the people on here taking sides and defending the nuns or the woman or the abuser or abused or innocent. Leave it for an effin judge to decide. None of these posts matter.
Well Comical, neither the Sisters of Mercy nor McAuley signed his paychecks.
And 99th Street Summer Theatre doesn’t have the Sisters of Mercy or McAuley’s name on it.
Moron.
Who signed his paychecks? If a UPS driver gets into a car crash while on duty, who is paying the damages? Probably UPS right? That’s the risk they take by employing the idiot. McAuley took a risk by allowing a poorly monitored theater program that employed idiots. They put their name on it. The Sisters of Mercy are like upper management at UPS, they might be poor innocent little nuns, but they rake in millions of dollars from the parents of these young women, and I believe this girl and her parents have every right to blame the management.
Everyone posting on here has valuable insights to share. What it boils down to for me is this: the alleged victim should not be going after the Sisters of Mercy or Mother McAuley High School. Whether Marcus Luttrell is found guilty or not and whether she was abused or not, the Sisters of Mercy are not to blame and her accusations take credit away from a group of women who have spent their lives bettering the lives of young women. I’m not qualified to make judgments and I don’t have all the facts. What I do know is that no one directly associated with the Sisters of Mercy had a hand in this. They started a wonderful school that offers countless young women incredible opportunities. Don’t slant it and make it out as though the Sisters of Mercy hire and fire the staff for even the school, let alone the staff for a non-affiliated summer program that takes place in their facilities. Marcus Luttrell deserves to be on the hot seat for whatever may or may not have happened and time will tell whether or not he’ll pay the price. But there is no logical argument for dragging the Sisters of Mercy through the mud.
If a woman is assaulted in a parking lot, is the owner of the parking lot responsible? No. The accused abuser is.
to “can’t believe all you read”…..
The SNAP press release isn’t the only document written regarding this case. According to an interview given by the alleged victim, Luttrell began touching her inappropriately around the ages of 15-16. (go to the following link for the article in the Southwest News Herald.) http://www.swnewsherald.com/news_frontpage/2010/03/030510c_abuse.php
As for your claim regarding your sexual activities at the same age as the alleged victim. SO WHAT!!!! Are you saying that because you did it and you knew what you were doing that the same applies to the victim in question here? Frankly, it doesn’t matter one bit if she “knew” what she was doing with Luttrell when she was at the age of 17 – according to the law she was NOT able to legally give her consent to engage in such activity.
What is so horribly sad to me is how quickly people are giving this man the benefit of the doubt and NOT the actual alleged victim. Yes, it’s entirely possible that he is innocent… but what if he’s not???? Conversely, it’s entirely possible that the alleged victim is guilty of making the whole thing up… BUT what if she’s not???? Think about it.
It appears to me Mr. Luttrell is being “railroaded”. The SNAP press release is sooooooo slanted, it’s not funny. The “victim” claims the alleged abuse occurred when she was 17. Sorry folks, but a 17 year old young woman knows what she’s doing! While Mr. Luttrell may not have used good judgment, this by no means makes him a child abuser! I was 17 during the 60’s and I slept with a few men that were more than twice my age! I’m not proud of that fact, but it happened, and I knew EXACTLY what I was doing. Having an older man interested in me (for whatever reason) made me feel grown up and sophisticated. There are, obviously, facts that none that we’re not aware of, and while I don’t condone Mr. Luttrell’s actions, I find it VERY hard to believe that this young woman is totally innocent!
to Jesus – You’re entitled to your opinion – though peppering your statements with vulgarity doesn’t bolster your argument. If you have a problem with the purported “faceless jabs” then why are you disguising your identity as well?
The entire purpose of the press release was to open the channels of communication if anyone else had been abused. Not to stir the shit pot. But then give an open forum for discussing the press release and there you go: faceless jabs and pokes at the accused and the alleged victim.
I just can’t help feeling like an open discourse in which people personalize a situation not involving them what-so-ever is fucking rubbish, that’s my opinion. Why pick this instance? Why not just debate accusations of abuse in general?
“My daughter goes to Mother McAuley” “If this was me” “If this happened to someone I know” “I went to Mother McAuley during this period of time”
No one has authority to justifiably comment on the validity of the charges. These comments are all just a piss take…
Why not just wait and see what happens…
to hmmm- as I stated above, I see where you’re coming from. We have all heard of the many cases where women have cried wolf and accused men of rape as a retaliatory measure after a nasty break-up. It angers me to no end that there are women out there who have done this because it makes it all the more difficult for the REAL victims to come forward. Yes, there are obviously two sides to every case….and though all of us have been commenting on the details of this issue, as Sum 1 Who Cares pointed out, we have very little to go on at this point. Thank you for your response and for commenting further to explain your reasoning behind your statements as well. Despite the fact that many of the people on here may have differing views on what really happened, I think it’s safe to say that regardless of which “side” people are on, they are all hoping for a fair judgment.
to Sum 1 Who Cares- Thank you for saying that. Though I must say, it can be a challenge “making/having sense” regarding a subject that is so emotionally charged… and on a personal level, so disgusting if found to be true. I will continue to refer to everyone involved as “the alleged” for the reasons I stated earlier. But I would like to echo the remarks made by “two cents” and state that my thoughts and prayers are with the alleged victim and her family as well. Actually, my thoughts and prayers are with all those touched – directly and indirectly – by these events.
okay people – i’m throwing my hat into the ring. I once knew Markus Luttrell. I don’t know if he is guilty or not – I wasn’t even there so I can’t speak to that. But what i DO know is that he is an extremely intelligent, charismatic man who can be very emotive in expressing “romantic” feelings (I’ve seen him in action back in the day many a time) and I could very easily see him turning on his lothario-like charm onto a young, attractive, unsuspecting, naive woman such as the one who has brought these charges against him.
Smoke: I agree with your comments – very well put.
Sum 1: If you do know the girl, please let her know that there are people out there who are concerned for her and what she is going through. She is a very brave soul.
Jesus: Name calling is for children – there are a lot of ridiculous things that have been said on here, but there is no need to join the ranks and stoop to that level as well. It only encourages more of the same behavior.
To Sum 1 Who Cares – in response to Hmmm’s response: I understand your anger… and based on what you said, you know the victim and have witnessed first hand what this has done to her. Hmm wasn’t stating in his comment that he believed those things about the victim… he was responding to the comments I made regarding his wrongful blaming of the victim and APOLOGIZING for those statements. In addition to the apology, he was further explaining his initial thought process- no more, no less. I read his last sentence regarding how we can get to the truth without hurting anyone anymore… was a rhetorical question. Obviously, everyone involved here has been hurt tremendously…. and as we all know, there is no way around that. Hmm… please correct me if I’m wrong in my interpretation of your comments.
to Jesus: You call these comments “gossip”…???? Again, I must point out that the majority of people commenting here seem to be indirectly related to the case…. that meaning that they have children at MCC …or they were student participants in the camp during the same time frame… or it’s possible that people on here also know the man who is being accused as well. this is a public forum and we have been invited…no, encouraged to respond to the contents of the press release – why else would there be this comment section ? to “jesus”… this isn’t gossip… this is personal commentary on a very serious issue. Do I agree with what some people are saying.. no, i do not. but do I think that they have a right to do so… yes, I absolutely do. Allowing other individuals remarks/opinions to push you to the point of issuing a volatile statement essentially poking fun and then calling these people names only makes yourself look ridiculous. You issue a reprimand telling everyone to “try to be nice” but you can’t even follow your own advice?
Thanks Jesus, tell it like it IS!
I know the southside, and all you potato head brewbaker patrons, can’t you just pick up the phone like the old days and gossip?
As for the legalities, go back to lawschool Barbra and Paddy Mc whatever.
In the meanwhile, try to be nice. Its a terrible situation for everyone who is Actually involved.
And as far as your comment on “I just wonder how we can get to the truth without ruining someone’s life.” You say this implying that someone’s life hasn’t ALREADY BEEN RUINED, the VICTIM!!! I cant bit my tongue any more, I may or may not know this person and may or may not have know her all my life!! I have seen what this has done to her! To sit back and watch you people with nothing better to do discredit her and more or less, stick up for the abuser, FRANKLY PISSES ME OFF!!!
to hmm
Why would you give him the benefit of the doubt and not her!? What if he knew she was UNDER the age of 18, seeing as how he knew her since she was 10! And what if it was him who came on to her strong and made her feel special, so special she couldnt resist his “charm”!! Try that out for size
Where these is smoke – You’re right, the victim should not be blamed, thank you for that…i was out of line. I hear about these cases of actual child molestation and I’m disgusted and think…”how can someone do such a horrible thing”! Then I see this case and I can really put myself in his shoes. If I gave every benefit of the doubt to Mr. Luttrell and assumed that she told him that she was 18 and she was coming on strong to him, and he had a low self esteem (which is all very plausible) and they had a 2 year relationship and then they had a bad break-up and she throws these accusations at him. Then SNAP and others go on television calling him a child molester people think these horrible things about him because of lies that are being said. This could easily be the case…I just wonder how we can get to the truth without ruining someone’s life.
To “where there’s smoke”
Thank You for having/making some sense!!!
to Sum 1 who cares -What do you mean “everyone acts like this”??? Yes, there are some people on here implying that she made it all up… or that she “lied” about her age–but I feel that the majority of people on here are appalled by the allegations and have expressed outrage on the alleged victim’s behalf. In my remarks, I was referring to other comments made regarding the alleged victim and named defendants in the case. I say “alleged” because as you pointed out, we have little information to go on at this point and in all fairness should refer to both the girl and Luttrell as “alleged” victim/abuser respectively. I think it’s horrible if she went through all this. But obviously, I nor should anyone start aggressively taking sides on this case merely because someone came forth and publicly admitted to being a victim of sexual abuse. And I also believe that whether what happened was consensual (at the time) or not… it was WRONG – legally and ethically. I applaud that young woman for having the courage to finally come forward – i cannot imagine what she has gone through if this is all true. but as I said before…and as you said… we all have to sit back and watch as it unfolds. And pray that if this man is found guilty, he is punished to the fullest extent of the law….. and pray that this young woman will continue to find the strength to recover/heal from this whole ordeal.
my question to ALL of you is this…..how would you feel?? Put yourself in the position of the father or even the victim herself. You know what happened and you know it WASN’T right!!! Then you finally get the courage, after years of questioning yourself and dealing with the after shock, to go public and then everyone acts like this!! Granted everyone is entitled to their opinion, etc etc. But shouldn’t she be given the benefit of the doubt??? You’re all going off such LITTLE amounts of info, sit back and watch as it unfolds!
Have you ever watched a press conference where SNAP is involved? They hold up pictures of OTHER victims as a sign of support for the one speaking, to let them know they are not alone. It was probably those pictures.
to hmmm:
“….should the school be blamed for something that happens 7 years later?” —Mr. Luttrell may have met the alleged victim at the age of 10, however, when the alleged abuse/relationship occurred seven years later, it is my understanding that she was a participant in the camp program at that time as well. So, should the school be blamed? Surely, the school did not commit the alleged acts – but MMC hosts the annual camp and a school official is in charge of and runs the program. I’m no legal expert, but I would think that that means they share legal culpabilty. I think it’s horribly unfortunate for the school, but that’s how things work in situations such as this.
I absolutely agree with your statement regarding the actions of the alleged victim’s father at the press conference–hoisting pictures of his daughter at the tender age of 10, leading the public to believe that Luttrell molested her when she was that age…while their own press release clearly states “from 2005 through 2007, Luttrell sexually violated the girl” with no mention of sexual abuse occurring prior to 2005 (though they did make mention of prior questionable incidents, their wording is unclear and make no definitive statements regarding sexual acts occurring when she was 10). BOTTOM LINE: Luttrell needs to be tried in a court of law… not the court of public opinion. Unfortunately, these are the kind of tactics that litigators and organizations like the SNAP Network use…..and it’s quite an effective strategy to employ and can be as influential to the outcome of a case as any legal maneuvering inside the courtroom.
Regarding your statement pertaining to where blame falls in circumstances such as this:
If you wouldn’t blame the school or the alleged perpetrator for the act… then who is to blame then? By your account, really the only people left to blame are the VICTIM and the parents. I must respectfully disagree with you on that point…that kind of logic is what keeps many victims from ever coming forward. So, just because men are hard-wired to do things such as “lust after 18 year olds on the internet” and that “…millions single men” do so daily and “…given the chance would do the same thing Luttrell did”… does that in any way justify actually acting upon their urges as Luttrell is being accused of??? Absolutely not. That is a seriously flawed argument and logically irrelevant here. And so what if she told Luttrell that she was 18 years old? As an adult, it’s his responsibility to check the facts and not just take her on her word… especially considering the legal ramifications. Again, blaming the victim. We are talking about a man in his THIRTIES who allegedly solicited/coerced a teenager to have sex with him… and you’re saying that it is potentially the teen’s fault had she lied to him about her age????
True – a good upbringing is crucial and every parent should be acutely aware of their child/teenager’s activities and who they’re involved with. But unfortunately, that does not in any way ensure that a child will not go along with and engage in or allow such a thing to occur. That’s why there are laws in place to protect them.
I agree with you in that their labeling of Luttrell as a “child molester” is inaccurate. The correct term – should he be guilty of this crime – is “statutory rape” and/or sexual assault or abuse. Regardless of the designation, these types of crimes are based on the premise that until a person reaches a certain age, he/she is legally incapable of consenting to sexual intercourse and thus makes it illegal for any adult to engage in sexual intercourse with anyone below a certain age.
Quoting § 730 ILCS 5/12-12 et seq.: “Aggravated criminal sexual abuse is sexual penetration with a victim between age 13 and 17 by an offender at least five years older.” So therefore, even if this did occur and was consensual at the time…at the age of 17, the alleged victim could not LEGALLY give her consent to Luttrell to engage in sexual activity and that puts the onus on him.
to “Smoke” and anyone else interested,
the entire camp was run “inappropriately”. And when “Mr. Luttrell” left the camp, the “school official” addressed us and told us that she did not approve of the way he had been “teaching”, and even though she had expressed her disapproval to us, she continued to bring him back the following years. she “handled” the situation herself and continued to let him work there.
If you are unhappy or uncomfortable with the way that someone on your staff is handling a group of 14-16 year olds, why would you not remove him? There is no leighway in that type of situation. Working as a director for a school such as McAuley you would think that more would be done, correct? And preventative measures would be taken?
In a Catholic grammar school, you can’t even monitor a lunchroom with your own children in it unless you’ve undergone Vertis training. Why was a man, who wasn’t even an actor with any accreditations, we come to find out, allowed so much access to a group of teenagers without being closely monitored by the McAuley staff? There’s a return question for you.
Question for “WoW” and “Ridiculous”: Since you both attended the camp during the same time frame, did you witness any inappropriate behavior between Mr. Luttrell and the alleged victim? Though I am thoroughly disgusted by the thought of these allegations, it does appear that Luttrell is being tried in the media and the SNAP Network is taking the “guilty until proven innocent” approach and I am curious what actual students who attended this camp have to say in regards to the actual allegations.
“Ridiculous”: you made mention of the main school official at MMC who is responsible for the summer camp program and that she has spent “years” sweeping things under the rug. I’m sure I’m not the only person who has read your post and became alarmed at the prospect of a series of other violations being covered up…? It’s frightening to consider what other things may have occurred- and subsequently hidden- while under this person’s watch.
I kinda agree that this behavior is intolerable, but on the other hand, should the school be blamed for something that happens 7 years later? Should Luttrell be called a child molester for having a 2 year relationship with a 17-19 year old (even if he was 70)? Should the father stand up in front of cameras with a picture of his 22 year old daughter when she was 10 and profess his anger?
Where there’s smoke… – My daughter would be / was under my control until she was 18 years old. I will know/ knew where my daughter was, and if she snuck around behind my back to date a 30 year old when she was 17 I certainly wouldn’t blame the school or Luttrell. Luttrell maybe a a sicko, but who is to say that she didn’t tell him she was 18. The pornography industry is not a billion dollar industry because men like looking at 40 year old women. The make their money on 18-24 year olds. Luttrell is like many men…like it or not millions single men lust after 18 year olds on the internet every day and given the chance would do the same thing Luttrell did. Parents must educate their children and keep a watchful eye, but knowing you raised them with good morals and good decision making skills would keep you sleeping at night.
Not only a man twice her age, but a man who was presented to her as an authority figure. I did the High School Kids Kamp. In the same time frame. Markus was the teacher. Didn’t learn a damn thing about acting. Actually he made us cry. Alot. Told us we were getting in touch with something deep that was relevant to acting. Turns out HE was the only one tryin to get in touch with something. (ew) Is there someone I can speak to about getting my parents money back for that camp? I thought I was being taught by a professional (well i realized he wasnt professional the first day) acting coach, not some pervert who is on stagecrew for Sesame Street.. Really? When I filled out the form to attend the camp it was on MOTHER McAULEY paper, issued to me during school. If he had started gettin handsy with me, I would blame McAuley too.
to “BS”: A grown man in his THIRTIES dating a girl in her TEENS is not only absurd… .but sick.
At the time the alleged abuse/relationship began in 2005, Markus Luttrell was in his early thirties. And please note, the press release and articles on this case state that the alleged victim was 17 years old in ’05 (NOT 18 years old) when the “relationship” began.
If you had a daughter who was the age of a senior in high school, would YOU say it wasn’t “absurd” if she was engaged in a sexual relationship with a man nearly TWICE her age????
There is something seriously wrong with any individual – man or woman- who engages in a relationship of this nature with someone so young.
In addition… “in all fairness” is absolutely correct—Innocent until proven guilty. That said…. It’s also entirely possible that this “relationship” was a consensual one–at that time, at least. Think about it. A teenage girl is showered with attention from a charmingly persuasive man who also happened to be in a position of authority over her. Girls that age are still maturing emotionally and intellectually and may not fully understand the consequences of engaging in such a ‘relationship’ – BUT a grown man who pursues any type of intimate relationship with a young woman in her teens DOES have the capacity to understand the severe ramifications of his actions.
Markus Luttrell – IF guilty of these charges- should’ve known better and if he did know better he chose to ignore his inner voice of reason in favor of appeasing his libido. If Luttrell did indeed commit what he is being charged with, he should be absolutely ashamed of himself…. though I somehow doubt he would be. My guess is if these allegations are true, he won’t be experiencing remorse for his actions, but rather, regret that he was caught.
This is absurd, the older man just happen to meet a girl when he worked at a camp. When she turned 18 they had a 2 year relationship…how is this illegal? Sounds like someones student loans are due soon and didn’t think about how we are going to pay for it.
I only have one thing to say………INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!!!!!
OK…….SEVERAL people here need to GET THE FACTS before taking their own frustration and anger out on innocent people. I worked at Kids Kamp and my children were participants and, later, high school summer staff. According to the timeline of events, this man WAS NOT EVEN WORKING FOR THE CAMP when she says he started calling her his “favorite” and his “little angel,” sending her emails expressing his “love” for her – and, by the way – WHERE were her PARENTS if ANY grown man was sending a 10 year old EMAILS of ANY KIND???? Was the camp a babysitting service??? It shouldn’t have been!! That part falls squarely on the shoulders of the PARENTS!
This woman was either high school staff or a participant in the High School Kids Kamp at the time of the alledged abuse. Any parent that is paying attention knows that BOTH the Kids Kamp and the High School Kamp are for THREE HOURS per day/FIVE days per week. If your child tells you otherwise, they are doing something without your knowledge or permission before or after camp hours and you NEED to CHECK to see what they are up to.
I’m not defending scum. A young relative of mine was abused and little else is as painful!! I hope the guy that did it ROTS in PRISON! But wild accusations without the facts just make those that have REALLY been abused less likely to be heard and believed!
By the way…….the school HAS communicated with parents and alumnae……like I said – get the facts straight first – then get angry!
SNAP is notorious for discrediting preists and other clergy. They jump to conclusions, making accusations before they get all the information. Quite a few of their “claims” have later turned out to be untrue and the “victims” have recanted their stories. As a McAuley alum, I can confidently say that an issue like this would not be “swept under the rug” if brought to the attention of the Sisters of Mercy. Where were the parents in this situation? Not knowing the whereabouts of their daughter after camp hours and the happenings in her life. An incident such as this would have a large impact on the behavior of a 10 year old girl. I would also like to point out that the girl in question returned not only to the camp for several more years but to the high school. Does anyone not think this strange?
If you read the post carefully the sexual encounters (while still illegal) happened when the victim was 17 years old. It states that Mr. Luttrell was a child molester. I think their is a difference between a man who has sex with a 10 year old girl and a man who has a 2 year relationship from when the girl was 17-19 years old. How does this have anything to do with SNAP? This makes a, I’m sure wonderful organization, look like a bunch of ambulance chasing lawyers after money and makes a person that made a mistake 5 years ago really really sorry I imagine.
First off, SNAP should have nothing to do with this case. SNAP being The Survivors Network of those Abused by PRIESTS, I would like to make it VERY CLEAR that Markus Luttrell was never a priest NOR employed by Mother McAuley Liberal Arts HighSchool OR the Sister’s of Mercy.
As someone who went through Kids Kamp and McAuley with said victim, AND SOMEONE WHO WAS ON STAFF of the 99th street Summer Theatre Kids Kamp, as well as knowing full well who this main school official responsible would be, it is an OUTRAGE that someone could cross the lines of communication enough to have it read as though Markus Luttrell was employed by our Catholic School.
Luttrell was a staff of 99th Street, leaving one person and one person alone to be responsible for knowing his past and his actions, apparently she did. It is that ONE person’s responsibility and NO ONE else (not McAuley, not the Sisters of Mercy etc) who needs to be held accountable.
This ‘young women’ needs to step up, own up, and REALIZE that as a MMC graduate, she should know just as well as the rest of us that it’s not the Sister’s of Mercy who should be held accountable. Sue the woman we all know to be behind 99th Street, the woman that has spent YEARS sweeping things under the rug; it’s about time someone held her accountable, because we all know she has never held herself accountable.
This whole ordeal is ridiculous. Having been a student at Mother McAuley High School and a student involved in both McAuley and 99th Street Summer Theatre productions during the time of the illeged abuse, it has been easy to conclude who the alleged victim is. It has also proven easy to uncover who the “school officials” are. Word of what happened never made it to anyone whose name was preceded by “Sister” as it was handled by ONE adult in charge of 99th Street Summer Theatre (which employed ZERO nuns). So why on earth is this young woman going after “the group of nuns which operates it, the Maryland-based Sisters of Mercy and their regional headquarters in Omaha” according to the SNAP story. Go after two people: the alleged abuser and the one adult who did nothing to blow the lid off of this years ago. Leave the Sisters of Mercy and Mother McAuley out of it.
And he works for Sesame Street Live? Thanks for that link. I would like to hear a response from McAuley and the Sesame corporation.
My question is this; if this is all just rumor or made up or whatever you disbeliever’s would like to call it, then why HASN’T Mother McAuley made a comment or statement!?? Could it be that they know they were wrong and are taking this time to strategize? Just a very good thought……..
I encourage all of you to go to this website and read what SNAP has to say….
http://www.snapnetwork.org/snap_press_releases/2010_press_releases/022410_new_child_sex_abuse_lawsuit_filed_against_catholic_teacher.htm
Dear Capital Doe,
For being a former McAuley mother you seem very misinformed. Where did these 99th street “Players” come from? When my daughter was there I never heard anything about any” players”. At ten years of age, my daughter was enrolled in the 99th street Summer theatre program run by the theatre director who managed the high school students as well as the kids kampers (who age from 4-14 by the way) as well as staffing the camp that I sent my daughter to for 6 hours a day one month out of every summer. To know that my daughter may have been exposed to this pervert also sickens me to no end. I pray that the rumors are false but everything I heard sounds entirely plausible. And I am disgusted.
To James et al.
If what Jane Doe says is true this man is associated with the 99th Street Players and not the school. If you knew the South Side you would know The 99th Street Players are NOT part of Mother McAuley but rent the auditorium to community groups. YOU could rent the auditorium and then you might be in the news.. If your argument held true landlords would be held accountable for every crime committed within their property. The “Victim” also knew him when she was 10 according to TV reports. She couldn’t be in class at McAuley at age 10 so he is obviously not a teacher.
There are few male teachers at Mother McAuley and these erronneous news statements are
damaging to good people. Let her show her face while she victimizes others by allowing this false information to flourish.
The people who run Mother McAuley are wonderful Mercy nuns. I’m a former McAuley Mom and my only regret is that my granddaughters will not get to go to McAuley like their Mom.
On top of that, how could the people who run Mother McAuley be aware of what happened and DO NOTHING about it!!! Thats what bothers me as a father! I would be furious if this happened to my daughter
Either way this man, or should I say pervert was hired and paid through Mother McAuley!! On top of that he used their facility’s and had access to young girl attending and being recruited for Mother McAuley
Hello, I am a student at Mother McAuley who has been made aware of this situation. The man in question was NOT a teacher. He was a camp counselor for the 99th Street Summer Theatre program which is run in the McAuley theatre.