Scandal of priest sex keeps lawyer busy on three continents

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"GOD gives only very special people the opportunity to do these things with a priest," some were told by their molesters.
  "It is the most significant honour a lay person could have, to make love to a priest," others were told.
  "You can't tell. Nobody would ever believe you anyway."
  Now they are telling. And business is booming for New Jersey lawyer Stephen Rubino.
  Mr Rubino, 52, one of the few lawyers specialising in priest sex cases, has represented about 250 victims. He has earned a reputation as a tenacious advocate in cases brought in the United States, Canada, Ireland and Australia.
  Every day, more alleged victims come forward. His office gets up to 15 e-mail messages or telephone calls a day from would-be clients.
  Some are teenagers. Some are in their 70s. They say they were molested as children and are only now speaking up.
  Mr Rubino has won settlements ranging from $66,552 to more than $1.9 million. In every case, the victims first approached the Catholic Church to seek redress and were turned away, he said. -- ASSOCIATED PRESS

"Scandal keeps lawyer busy," The West Australian, Perth, Western Australia, Wednesday, April 3 2002, p 25
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