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Maine Court: No Retroactive Lawsuits for Clergy Abuse Cases – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Maine Court: No Retroactive Lawsuits for Clergy Abuse Cases

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By Matthew McDonald, The National Catholic Register, January 31, 2025

Matthew McDonald is a staff reporter for The National Catholic Register and the editor of New Boston Post. He lives in Massachusetts.

The state’s highest court ruled Jan. 28 that expired time limits on lawsuits can’t be undone, blocking certain abuse claims against the Diocese of Portland.

Matthew McDonaldThirteen people alleging childhood sexual abuse by Catholic priests, nuns and teachers decades ago cannot file civil lawsuits because a retroactive law eliminating the statute of limitations violates the state constitution, Maine’s highest court ruled Jan. 28.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court’s 5-2 decision in Robert E. Dupuis v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland found that an expired statute of limitations timeframe amounts to a “vested right” for potential defendants that can’t be eliminated after the fact. …