Other Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Longueuil, Quebec, Canada · 2025

Quebec: Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil settlement of $6.48 million approved by Superior Court

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Institutional event

Evidence status

Civil finding

Authority role

clergy, lay employee

Organization

Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil

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The class action and settlement concern sexual assaults committed by clergy and lay employees exercising institutional and pastoral authority within the Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil's parishes and schools.

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Proceedings

2025-10-10 · settlement approved

Quebec Superior Court (civil class action). Superior Court judge approved the settlement agreement in the class action against the Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil (filed 2019-12-12, covering alleged abuse from 1940 to the present by priests and lay employees); the diocese agreed to pay $6.48 million to approximately 30 registered class members.

Documented coercion mechanisms

pastoral authority
institutional access

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Sources

Radio-Canada, '15 millions $ en recours collectifs contre des religieux'. Available at: ici.radio-canada.ca (Accessed: 19 July 2026).: French original: "le diocèse de Saint-Jean-Longueuil versera 6,48 millions $... L'action collective contre le diocèse de Longueuil a été déposée le 12 décembre 2019 et regroupe une trentaine de présumées victimes." English gloss: The Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil will pay $6.48 million; the class action against the diocese was filed December 12, 2019 and groups about thirty alleged victims, covering the period 1940 to the present.
Le Courrier du Sud, 'Diocèse de Longueuil : entente de règlement pour victimes d'agressions sexuelles'. Available at: lecourrierdusud.ca (Accessed: 19 July 2026).: Confirms Superior Court approval of the Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil settlement on 2025-10-10, following a hearing at the Montreal courthouse.

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Source and tier basis: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2166546/victimes-abus-sexuels-entente-deux-dioceses-quebecois Legacy citation preserved without a normalized source tier or evidentiary-role code. SHA-256 7c0734a79a53fc3fcaee177fc6857dfacbe0716f701781d6eafdbcbd18b45388
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Source and tier basis: https://www.lecourrierdusud.ca/diocese-longueuil-entente-reglement-victimes-agressions-sexuelles/ Legacy citation preserved without a normalized source tier or evidentiary-role code. SHA-256 ae8abe67db33501ee247afb060fd5cf871ee53247838268e440ae8908c039473
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