More than 500 claims filed against NW Jesuits

More than 500 claims filed against NW Jesuits - The Associated Press 12/6/09 SPOKANE, Wash. - More than 500 people in the Northwest filed claims against the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus in advance of a November deadline, alleging members of the Catholic order sexually abused them as children. The Spokesman-Review in Spokane reports the claims against the Jesuits span decades and range from Native Alaskan children to students at Spokane's Gonzaga Preparatory School. A federal judge overseeing the Chapter 11 reorganization of the province set a Nov. 30 deadline for people to file the claims. The organization includes Jesuits in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The Jesuits already have settled 200 additional sex-abuse claims. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/06/AR2009120601957.html?hpid=sec-religion