Canada: Archdiocese held vicariously liable for Mount Cashel abuse; final after SCC denies leave
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Appellate history
2021
Final.
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Institutional event
Evidence status
Civil finding
Authority role
Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John's
Organization
Archdiocese of St. John's
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The court's holding is about authority itself: the Archdiocese bore responsibility for the custodial religious power it sanctioned over the boys.
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Proceedings
2020-07-28 · final appellate civil finding
Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal; Supreme Court of Canada (leave denied). The NL Court of Appeal unanimously held the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John's vicariously liable for sexual and physical abuse committed against Mount Cashel residents in the late 1940s and 1950s. The Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal in 2021, making the ruling final and opening compensation for survivors.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- archdiocesan sanction of the Brothers' custodial authority over residents
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- legal press court reporting appellate disposition 'N.L. Court of Appeal finds archdiocese liable for abuse at Mount Cashel orphanage', Canadian Lawyer (2020).
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- https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/litigation/n-l-court-of-appeal-finds-archdiocese-liable-for-abuse-at-mount-cashel-orphanage/331871 Corpus classification: legal-press-court-reporting; evidentiary role: appellate-disposition.
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