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‘I’ve held this in my whole life’: ex-Big Brother contestant testifies about childhood sexual abuse by New Orleans priest
- Martyn, a former Big Brother contestant, testified in New Orleans about childhood sexual abuse by a priest at St. Mary Magdalen in Metairie.
- Martyn described the abuse occurring when she was in first grade and lured to a store room for an eye exam by the priest.
- The testimony occurred during the archdiocese’s bankruptcy proceedings ongoing since 2020, focusing on the proposed settlement’s fairness.
- Broussard, a priest identified by Martyn’s legal team, was not initially listed as credibly accused in 2018 but appeared in revised lists later.
- Martyn linked her past to the broader survivor community, saying she spoke out after realizing how many others were harmed.
- Archbishop Gregory Aymond attended the proceedings, signaling ongoing church involvement in the bankruptcy case.
- The proposed settlement aims to pay about $230 million to survivors as part of the bankruptcy resolution.
- The trial examined the fairness of the settlement proposal and how it would affect survivors.
- Martyn had previously kept her abuse private but chose to testify publicly for the first time in court.
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