Former Religious Brother Accused of Sexually Abusing Br. Rice, St. Laurence Students Surfaces in Hawaii

An ex-Catholic brother and teacher who left a trail of sex abuse complaints from New York to Chicago to Seattle, has surfaced in Hawaii.

Throughout his three decades as a member of the Irish Christian Brothers, Br. Edward Courtney was badgered by allegations that he had sexually abused children, including students at Chicago’s Brother Rice High School and St. Laurence High School in Burbank.
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Roman Catholic investigators aided by the FBI, claim to have put in over 1,000 hours compiling a list of 77 priests, brothers, deacons and nuns reported to have abused children in the Seattle Archdiocese. Courtney’s whereabouts were listed as unknown. Nobody knew if he was dead or alive.

Until now. Courtney, who is now about 81, reportedly sold his Seattle-area home in 2013 and signed a sales document notarized in Hawaii, the Los Angeles times revealed.

His name and phone number are also listed in the Honolulu phone book.

“These guys [the Irish Christian Brothers] knew in spades how bad this guy was,” Seattle-attorney Jason Amala said in a 2012 interview with Patch. “It wasn’t a case of ‘Oh, it was the ‘70s, we didn’t know any better.’ These guys knew for sure — sending him for treatment — and kept sending him back to kids.”

Former Religious Brother Accused of Sexually Abusing Br. Rice, St. Laurence Students Surfaces in Hawaii