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Have you been sexually abused by someone in your community?

If you attended Holy Angels Catholic School and were abused by:

Fr. George Clements
Fr. Paul Smith
Fr. Kenneth Brigham
Fr. John Calicott
Fr. Thomas Swade

...or any other clergy member, nun,

teacher, coach, or staff

you may be entitled to significant financial compensation - even though it happened years ago.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in abuse claims. People are continuing to come forward to this day.

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Abused at Holy Angels Catholic School?

If you attended Holy Angels Catholic School and were abused by:

Fr. George Clements
Fr. Paul Smith
Fr. Kenneth Brigham
Fr. John Calicott
Fr. Thomas Swade

...or any other clergy member, nun,

teacher, coach, or staff

you may be entitled to significant financial compensation - even though it happened years ago.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in abuse claims. People are continuing to come forward to this day.

Your claim will be 100% confidential.

Abused at Holy Angels Catholic School?

Contact us today for a 100% confidential and free conversation with one of our female attorneys. Thousands of abuse victims are speaking up every year to receive the compensation and justice they deserve.

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Holy Angels Catholic School

Covers Up Decades of Abuse

Chicago's Holy Angels was the largest Black Catholic school in the country, and has had a notorious history.

Many priests there believed in corporal punishment to discipline students, and used it as an opportunity to abuse many of the young boys in the school in highly inappropriate ways.

Students kept quiet because of threats, shame and the feeling that no one would believe them. Any allegations that were made were dismissed as non-credible, adding to the cover up.

In 1969, Father George Clements was appointed pastor of the Parish and he selected Father Paul Smith as principal of the school.

The Holy Angels parish and the Archdiocese of Chicago need to be held responsible for the blatant disregard in protecting the students who were in their care.

Chicago's Holy Angels was the largest Black Catholic school in the country, and has had a notorious history.

Many priests there believed in corporal punishment to discipline students, and used it as an opportunity to abuse many of the young boys in the school in highly inappropriate ways.

Students kept quiet because of threats, shame and the feeling that no one would believe them. Any allegations that were made were dismissed as non-credible, adding to the cover up.

In 1969, Father George Clements was appointed pastor of the Parish and he selected Father Paul Smith as principal of the school.

The Holy Angels parish and the Archdiocese of Chicago need to be held responsible for the blatant disregard in protecting the students who were in their care.

Predator Priests Who Walked the Halls of Holy Angels

Holy Angels had multiple abusers taking advantage of young students of the school for many years.

Father George Clements:

A victim came forward accusing Father Clements of repeated abuse from 1974-1979. He was 7 years old at the time that the abuse began. The Archdiocese of Chicago paid an $800,000 settlement for this claim in conjunction with four other Chicago-based religious figures that abused children.

Father Paul Smith:

Two victims have recently come forward stating that Father Smith inappropriately abused them as students of Holy Angels Catholic School. Both victims detailed their experiences of abuse that took place both within the school and at the home of Father Smith. They recount the threats Father Smith made that kept them silent through the years so that he didn't face immediate discipline for his actions.

Father Kenneth Brigham:

Father Brigham was assigned to the Holy Angels Parish from 1972-1978. According to his personnel files, there were abuse allegations made in 1994, 2003 and 2007. These submissions went unreviewed. But, an outstanding letter found in his files included glaring details about Brigham having pre-teen to adult males stay overnight in his room of the rectory in the 80's.

Father John Calicott:

After Father Clements left Holy Angels in 1991, Father Calicott was appointed as Pastor of Holy Angels Parish. Father Calicott was put on administrative leave in 1994 for serious abuse allegations that happened in the 80's. After the accusations were determined as non-credible, the Archdiocese reinstated his position at Holy Angels.

Father Thomas Swade:

Father Swade worked at Holy Angels as an Associate Pastor from 1966 - 1972 and was credibly accused of serious abuse of students. He was removed from the public ministry in 1992 after the Archdiocese struggled to place him in other roles of the church and was completely removed from the clergy in 2010 for his misconduct.

If you attended Holy Angels Catholic School and were inappropriately touched or abused by a staff member, teacher, coach, priest, nun or clergy member, contact us today for a 100% confidential and free case review.

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