Sex abuse victims file civil case for damages

The 10 victims of sex abuse by former priests today filed a civil case requesting the court to liquidate for damages. The victims filed their case against abusers Carmelo Pulis and Godwin Scerri, the Missionary Society of St Paul, the Archdiocese of Malta, and the directors general at the Office of the Prime Minister, the Education and Employment Ministry and the Social Solidarity and Family ministry. They claimed that as victims of abuse, they were exposed to a negative experience which left them suffering permanently.