The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George, B.C., says it hopes a $3.4 million settlement gives an alleged victim of sexual abuse by a school teacher 91裸聊视频渟ome degree of restitution for the harm that was so unjustly inflicted upon him by his abuser.91裸聊视频�

The settlement by the diocese and St. Thomas More Collegiate, a Catholic school in Burnaby, B.C., was announced in a statement released by lawyer Sandra Kovacs, who represented the anonymous man in the lawsuit.

Also named in the lawsuit was former teacher Alfred Patrick Quigley, who the anonymous plaintiff said sexually abused him in the 1990s.

Quigley taught at O91裸聊视频橤rady Catholic High School in Prince George and one of the alleged assaults was said to have occurred at St. Thomas More Collegiate.

The lawsuit accused Quigley of 91裸聊视频済rooming91裸聊视频� the plaintiff before sexually assaulting him in 1993 and 1994.

Quigley denied 91裸聊视频渆ach and every allegation91裸聊视频� in the lawsuit in his response filed in the court, but he didn91裸聊视频檛 participate in the case as it approached trial and he couldn91裸聊视频檛 be reached for comment through his former lawyer.

The allegations were not proven in court and Quigley, now 75 and believed to be living in Newfoundland, has not been charged criminally in B.C.

91裸聊视频淎lthough neither the Diocese nor the School were aware of the wrongdoing that occurred back in the 1990s, they have recognized and accepted the legal responsibility that arose vicariously due to the acts of its employee in these circumstances,91裸聊视频� a statement issued by the diocese on Tuesday said.

91裸聊视频淲e hope and pray that this resolution will allow (the plaintiff) to continue his process of healing and may this healing extend to all victims of abuse.91裸聊视频�

The lawsuit said Quigley was 91裸聊视频渦nusually friendly and attentive91裸聊视频� to the plaintiff, and took him to 91裸聊视频渟exually charged91裸聊视频� movies including 91裸聊视频淏asic Instinct91裸聊视频�.

The lawsuit also alleged Quigley took the plaintiff under his wing, gave him gifts, took him on overnight trips and taught him to play squash at a facility where they91裸聊视频檇 shower or go to a steam room nude together.

Quigley has been named in other lawsuits filed in B.C. Supreme Court in 2024 containing similar allegations that have yet to be heard or settled.

Kovacs said the settlement was reached just before the case was scheduled for a 23-day trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, and though it offers her client financial restitution, the lawsuit was also about 91裸聊视频渁ccountability.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭his man operated as a teacher for decades,91裸聊视频� Kovacs said. 91裸聊视频淲hat we91裸聊视频檙e looking to do is hold the system accountable.91裸聊视频�

Kovacs said the bulk of her practice now involves working with institutional abuse survivors, and cases related to the Catholic Church involve a 91裸聊视频渃ulture of secrecy.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭hat culture of secrecy and the clericalism, this idea that priests and religious men are superior to the laity, that creates I think a systemic issue that enables this abuse to happen and continually happen,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 a problem that needs to functionally be addressed at its foundation in the church, and that has yet to happen.91裸聊视频�

The diocese and O91裸聊视频橤rady High School had denied the grooming and sexual assault allegations in their response to the lawsuit, and also denied allegations of 91裸聊视频渟ystemic negligence91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渨ilful blindness.91裸聊视频�

The plaintiff said in the statement that he91裸聊视频檚 continuing to recover from the trauma he endured, but is 91裸聊视频渘ow more hopeful than ever91裸聊视频� for other abuse survivors to speak out as they 91裸聊视频渏ourney toward healing and meaningful justice.91裸聊视频�