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Lawsuit claims, but Seattle U. president denies, that he knew of priest's abuse

January 14, 2009 | By Janet Tu

A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Seattle University President the Rev. Stephen Sundborg of knowing about an abusive Jesuit priest yet allowing that priest to remain in ministry when Sundborg served as provincial — or head — of the Jesuit order in the Northwest from about 1990 to 1996.

Sundborg is one of several defendants named in the lawsuit, filed by more than 40 men and women who say they were sexually abused as children or teens in Alaska years ago by Jesuits or those supervised by Jesuits.

The suit claims that as provincial, Sundborg had access to something called "hell files" — fi...

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Seattle Times

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January 14, 2009

Seattle U. pres. accused of covering up priest sex abuse

January 14, 2009 | By Associated PRess

Seattle U. pres. accused of covering up priest sex abuse
10:36 AM PST on Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Associated Press
SEATTLE -- A lawsuit has been filed by Alaska Natives who say they were sexually abused by Jesuit priests in remote communities, and the president of Seattle University is accused of covering up the offenses.

The Seattle Times reported that the Rev. Stephen V. Sundborg, president of the Jesuit school since July 1997, is among the defendants in the case because of his previous role as provincial, or head of the Oregon Province of the Jesuit order that covers Washington, Oregon,...

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Stephen Sundborg refused to testify in a deposition about his involvement in more than 200 cases of sexual abuse in Alaska.

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January 14, 2009

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