Three separate lawsuits filed against Kanakuk Ministries by plaintiffs identified as John Doe XX, XXI and XXII will proceed in a changed venue and mark a new chapter in child sexual abuse litigation.
This litigation seeks to determine what portion of previously awarded damages Kamp Kanakuk is responsible for.
The three plaintiffs, all represented by Douglas, Haun and Heidemann, each were awarded $5 million in damages against former Kanakuk counselor and serial sexual abuser Pete Newman in a judgment rendered Aug. 9, 2023. Now these plaintiffs have re-entered the litigation process to discover whether Kanakuk Ministries’ knowledge of Newman’s abusive behavior prior to his termination makes the institution and other named defendants co-debtors of this sum, and if so, what portion of that sum they are liable for…