Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is defending the state’s Child Victims Act from a constitutional challenge raised by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington in a pair of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by clergy. With parallel briefs filed in lawsuits against the Washington diocese in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, Brown, a Democrat, followed through on a pledge to .
from a legal perspective? well, from a legal perspective, we would pursue whatever rights we had against that person. however, if that person was also a victim, we would probably have some sympathy towards them, and we might not proceed if they were also a victim of epstein. you think that s possible? yeah, it s actually highly likely. there s also a lawsuit that you have that s been filed against les wexner, former ceo of victoria s secret. you have accused him of enabling epstein. he s been named in some of these documents as recently as this week. he says that he cut ties with epstein in 2007, he told investors that in 2019? i mean, the fact of the matter is that i have a lawsuit against him under the child victims act. and, you know, he gave them his home to commit these heinous crimes.
A pastor who was put on administrative leave in September is among seven Catholic priests recently accused in lawsuits of sexual misconduct with adults.