For more than 60 years, the name Francis X. Gallagher has been linked prominently in Baltimore with the Catholic Church. But his grandchildren now say Catholic institutions destroyed the Gallagher family through clergy sexual abuse, cover-up and shame.
But behind closed doors, his grandchildren now say, Catholic institutions destroyed the Gallagher family through clergy sexual abuse, neglect, cover-up and shame.filed Tuesday in Baltimore Circuit Court, Gallagher Sr.'s adult grandchildren allege their father, Francis X. Gallagher Jr., a successful city lawyer, banker and philanthropist, was sexually abused as a 14-year-old in 1974 while he worked the night shift as a receptionist at St. Mary’s Seminary after his father died suddenly.
In a statement, the archdiocese Tuesday wrote that it is"just learning of the pending litigation and cannot offer a response at this time. The Archdiocese offers its deepest sympathies and prayers for the family.”The suit levels three charges of wrongful death against St. Mary’s Seminary and University, the St. Sulpice Foundation and the Archdiocese.Attorneys for Flannery and Liam Gallagher say they have not yet set a dollar amount in the suit.
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