Keith Amato says he was 6 years old when he was sexually abused by a priest in Van Buren, Maine.
He says he suffered injuries and years of psychological trauma from what happened decades ago.
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Amato is one of seven survivors claiming childhood sexual abuse by seven different Catholic priests. All of them are receiving a settlement from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland.
“It’s not about the money. It never was,” Amato said. “I just want somebody to say sorry.”
Casey Guidry, the wife of another survivor, Timothy Guidry, says her husband’s memories of abuse led him to addiction, rehab, homelessness and pain.
“It is difficult to explain how it feels to hold your best friend in your arms so, so tightly as he remembers and screams a scream you can never unhear,” Guidry said in a statement.
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