New Orleans Catholic high school agrees to second payout over child sexual abuse accusations
Jesuit high school deal resolves lawsuit stemming from allegations of molestation by school janitor decades prior
TL;DR
- Jesuit High School in New Orleans agreed to an out-of-court settlement for a second child molestation lawsuit.
- The lawsuit claimed a former janitor, Pete Modica, molested a student in 1978.
- This settlement follows a similar agreement in June involving the same janitor and another custodian.
- The cases are connected to a broader clergy abuse scandal that led the Archdiocese of New Orleans to file for bankruptcy in 2020.
- Jesuit High School has paid out at least nine settlements related to abuse allegations by Modica.
- Modica had previously pleaded guilty to molesting boys at a playground where he was employed.