அமெரிக்க நீதிபதி Greg Guidry கிறிஸ்துவ ஆர்சி மோசடி வழக்கை விசாரிப்பதில் இருந்து வெளியேற்றம்

 கத்தோலிக்க அமெரிக்க நீதிபதி குழந்தைகள் கற்பழித்த கிறிஸ்துவ பாதிரிகள் 500 வழக்குகளில் சாதக தீர்ப்பு என சிக்கினார்.

இனி வரும் கிறிஸ்துவ ஆர்சி மோசடி வழக்கை விசாரிப்பதில் இருந்து வெளியேற்றம்

'Blatant conflict': Judge recuses from Catholic bankruptcy

A federal judge overseeing the New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recused himself in a late-night reversal that came a week after an Associated Press report showed he donated tens of thousands of dollars to the archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church in the case involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims

Jim Mustian 29.04.2023

A federal judge overseeing the New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recused himself in a late-night reversal that came a week after an Associated Press report showed he donated tens of thousands of dollars to the archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church in the case involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims.

U.S. District Judge Greg Guidry initially announced hours after the AP report that he would stay on the case, citing the opinion of fellow federal judges that that no “reasonable person” could question his impartiality. But amid mounting pressure and persistent questions, he changed course late Friday in a terse, one-page filing.

“I have decided to recuse myself from this matter in order to avoid any possible appearance of personal bias or prejudice,” Guidry wrote.

The 62-year-old jurist has overseen the three-year old bankruptcy in an appellate role, and his recusal is likely to throw the case into disarray and trigger new hearings and appeals of every consequential ruling he's made.

But legal experts say it was the only action to take under the circumstances, citing federal law that calls on judges to step aside in any proceeding in which their "impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”