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Post by IONA86 on Jul 19, 2012 15:01:43 GMT -5
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Post by GuyF on Jul 19, 2012 16:20:33 GMT -5
Yeesh.
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Post by IONA86 on Jul 19, 2012 16:30:46 GMT -5
I love the fact it says "Former Iona President"... not current "VP at Fordham".... or "Former Local High School Official".
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Post by hawaii bill on Jul 19, 2012 16:49:37 GMT -5
I'm beginning to think the College would've been better off with Heinz Doofenshmirtz running it.
If its true, lock him up. No sympathy for these SOBs who abuse children.
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Post by IONA86 on Jul 19, 2012 17:24:06 GMT -5
I'm beginning to think the College would've been better off with Heinz Doofenshmirtz running it. If its true, lock him up. No sympathy for these SOBs who abuse children. I was never liked the guy but he is innocent until proven otherwise. If he is guilty I hope he gets the same treatment in prison.
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Post by oldtimer on Jul 19, 2012 18:12:27 GMT -5
Alleged to have occured over 40 years ago. He obviosly was vetted by IONA. Chances of any court action is zero....but is anyone suprised by the news...............Smacks of Sandusky.
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Post by Cjb on Jul 19, 2012 18:22:59 GMT -5
Creepy.
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Post by IONA86 on Jul 19, 2012 18:37:20 GMT -5
Alleged to have occured over 40 years ago. He obviosly was vetted by IONA. Chances of any court action is zero....but is anyone suprised by the news...............Smacks of Sandusky. The Statue of limitations in NY would not allow a civil or criminal trial since the state has not adopted the "delayed discovery" rule as many other states have. This litigation is an attempt to make sure the "victim" gets on the line for payment from the bankruptcy proceedings pertaining to the Christian Brothers. The allegations, if true, could push others to come forward. I have never seen a case where the alleged predator only abused a single child.... it usually involves multiple victims. So if there is any truth to this I would expect more victims to make similar accusations. It would be hard to believe that he was a sexual abuser but was able to contain himself working at Rice, Iona Prep, and Bishop Hendricken without a single incident. If nobody else comes forward... I would find the allegations to be baseless until proven otherwise.
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Post by GuyF on Jul 19, 2012 19:02:43 GMT -5
Needless to say, I got a text from Jeff Ruland today.
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Post by IONA86 on Jul 19, 2012 19:21:04 GMT -5
Needless to say, I got a text from Jeff Ruland today. Sent from my ADR6300 using ProBoards LOL... maybe you could drop by Atlantic City on the way home and see how Sister Suzi is doing at the roulette table. You could go for the trifecta. Did Jeff hear about the accusations?
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Post by GuyF on Jul 19, 2012 23:38:38 GMT -5
He's the one who told me about them. Saw his text before I saw this board.
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Post by Super on Jul 20, 2012 6:38:05 GMT -5
He's the one who told me about them. Saw his text before I saw this board. Sent from my ADR6300 using ProBoards Too bad we couldn't see that little Ruland grin--would have been priceless.
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Post by Super on Jul 20, 2012 6:44:10 GMT -5
Alleged to have occured over 40 years ago. He obviosly was vetted by IONA. Chances of any court action is zero....but is anyone suprised by the news...............Smacks of Sandusky. The Statue of limitations in NY would not allow a civil or criminal trial since the state has not adopted the "delayed discovery" rule as many other states have. This litigation is an attempt to make sure the "victim" gets on the line for payment from the bankruptcy proceedings pertaining to the Christian Brothers. The allegations, if true, could push others to come forward. I have never seen a case where the alleged predator only abused a single child.... it usually involves multiple victims. So if there is any truth to this I would expect more victims to make similar accusations. It would be hard to believe that he was a sexual abuser but was able to contain himself working at Rice, Iona Prep, and Bishop Hendricken without a single incident. If nobody else comes forward... I would find the allegations to be baseless until proven otherwise. Totally on target Iona86! A few months back, I received a notice of the litigation since I attended an ICB high school. There was a website (I don't have it.) which featured details and provided a list of every ICB faculty member at their high schools over many decades. The attorneys had to make some effort to identify alum. I have since spoken with several alum from diferent high schools who received the same notice, basically asking if they were aware of or victims of abuse.
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Post by gregcrow on Jul 20, 2012 8:10:04 GMT -5
Not a big fan of Brother Liguori, but I will wait until we know more. Nothing worse then this type of abuse.
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Post by ghostofwillard on Jul 20, 2012 8:54:43 GMT -5
Lets be honest here, we are hardcore fans of the basketball team, so we may be a little biased towards Br. Liguori as he wasn't the greatest supporter of the program. Having said that, this allegation could be from an opportunist, or may be first of many to follow, hell if I know, but until proven otherwise I'm willing to give him the benefit of doubt. Usually these aren't one time occurrences, and I'm hoping this doesn't become more scandalous, as Iona's reputation will eventually suffer if it does.
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