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Volume 91, Issue 5
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Jesuit accused of sexual
molestation spent 15
years working at LMU
The presidents of the schools
where die alleged abuse occurred
have called the claims “credible.”
By Zaneta Pereira
News Editor
The latest alleged sexual abuse scandal
committed by a member of the Roman
Catholic clergy hits close to home for LMU
as the accused Jesuit, Brother William
F arrington,
S.J., spent 15
years on the
University’s
campus from
1987 until his
retirement in
2002.
The allegations
against
Farrington were
brought to light
last Tuesday,
Sept. 11, via a
letter sent out
to hundreds
of graduates
of San Jose’s Bellarmine College
Preparatory, where Farrington worked
as a dormitory supervisor and a coach for
the swim and dive teams. In the letter,
a man who attended the Catholic high
school in the 1960s came forward with
the accusation that he had been sexually
molested on campus by Farrington,
according to the Sept. 13 Mercury News
article, “Bellarmine abuse controversy
still has plenty of questions remaining.”
The man also urged anyone who “might
have been victimized by Farrington in
the mid-1960s to 1970s to come forward,”
according to the same article.
The accuser’s letter was supported by
an email sent from Bellarmine Prep’s
president, Fr. Paul G. Sheridan, S.J, who
called the claims of abuse “credible.”
The same day, Fr. David Suwalsky,
S.J., president of Jesuit High School in
Carmichael, Calif, where Farrington
taught and coached swimming and diving
after leaving Bellarmine Prep in 1974,
also sent out an email to Jesuit High
alumni informing them of the allegations
and calling anyone who may have been
abused by Farrington to contact law
enforcement authorities. Farrington was
moved from Jesuit High in 1987, the
same year that school officials revealed
that two students came forward with
allegations of “improprieties” against
Farrington, according to the Sept. 12
Sacramento Bee article, “Ex-Jesuit High
teacher accused of inappropriate conduct
with student.”
According to the Sept. 12 Mercury
News article “San Jose: Bellarmine says
accusation of abuse by Jesuit in late
1960s is ‘credible,’” Farrington’s removal
from Bellarmine Prep was in response to
a different allegation, but the school has
not disclosed further details as of Loyolan
deadline.
The Sept. 12 Bee article further
reports that, according to Jordan Blair,
Jesuit High’s spokesman, 1987 was
also the year in which Farrington was
“barred from working with minors.”
Farrington was then moved to LMU,
an assignment which the article reports
was criticized by family members of the
Jesuit High victims, according to Patrick
Walsh, spokesman for the Jesuits of the
California Province.
Walsh told the Mercury News that the
allegation was made public at this point
because the Bellarmine Prep victim
“reached a point where he wanted to
come forward and wanted other people
to know, just in case they had a similar
experience and also wanted to come
See Farrington | Page 3
Jesuit High School
Brother William Farrington, SJ.
Shaina Julian | Loyolan
Sigma Chi fraternity makes a splash
Members of the Sigma Chi fraternity perform a synchronized swimming
routine at Delta Gamma sorority's philanthropy, Anchor Splash, last Saturday.
All proceeds from the event went to the Blind Children's Center. For a photo
gallery of the event, check out the Loyolan's Facebook page.
Shaina Julian | Loyolan
After Sunset lights up Gersten Pavilion
ASLMU kicked of the year with food trucks and DJs for the annual
After Sunset event in Gersten Pavilion on Friday, Sept. 1 4. For a photo
gallery of the event, check out the Loyolan's Facebook page.
Guest lecturer leads
debate on hate crimes
Speaker provides in-depth
definition of hate crimes and
discusses real-world examples.
By Allison Croley
Staff Writer
As the finale of Zero Tolerance Week,
Ethnic and Intercultural Services
(E IS ) held a lecture and discussion
session with Ariella Schusterman,
the associate regional director of the
Anti-Defamation League (ADL). This
was the first empowerment session of
a series supported by EIS that will
happen this year titled “Not on Our
Campus.”
On Wednesday, Sept. 12 in Hilton
300, Schusterman spoke about the
technicalities of hate crime laws and
informed listeners about how to probe
discussion about hate.
“For me, she definitely cleared up
the definition of a hate crime,” lecture
attendee and freshman theology
major Matt Campos said.
Schusterman began her presentation
by explaining how ADL was founded.
Originally, ADL was formed in
1913 by a group of businessmen in
an attempt to stand against anti-
Semitism. The goal was to “stop
the defamation of Jewish people”
Schusterman explained. However,
it has formed into an organization
aimed at “secur[ing] justice and fair
treatment for all.”
“We are at the forefront of pushing
for hate crime laws,” Schusterman
said.
To better explain effects of hate
crimes, Schusterman showed pictures
of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001
and asked listeners to take note of
their emotions. She pointed out that
most Americans are deeply hurt by
this terrorist attack.
“We use
[9/11]
as an example of
the worst hate crime committed on
American soil,” Schusterman said.
“You see, the impact of a hate crime
is different.”
Schusterman continued defining
what a hate crime is. According to
California state law, a hate crime
is a criminal act against a person
or property because of a victim’s
race, religion, national origin,
ethnicity, disability, gender or sexual
orientation. The victim’s association
See Zero Tolerance | Page 2
COFFEE BREAK RETURNS
Learn about the dark side of caffeine and
what really lies behind eye patches on the
first cartoon page of the year.
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Index
Classifieds . 2
Opinion . 4
Cartoon . 6
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Sports . 1 2
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The men’s water polo
team enjoys a blowout
and suffers two losses at
the 2012 NorCal
Invitational.
Sports, Page 12
