Five men sue RC Church, State, alleged perpetrator over abuse at children’s home
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November 19, 2025Jensen La Vende
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Five men who accused the State of failing to protect them against sexual and physical abuse at a children’s home in Belmont decades ago have filed a lawsuit suing the Roman Catholic Church and the State.
In a lawsuit filed on October 8, the men are suing the St Dominic’s Children’s Home (also referred to as the Belmont Orphanage), the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Port-of-Spain, the Attorney General, the Statutory Authorities Service Commission, and a former employee at the children’s home who was later charged with buggery, attempted buggery and serious indecency.
Guardian Media spoke to one of the five victims, who wished not to be identified because of the nature of the offences.
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