Brother Edward C. Courtney – C.F.C.

Assignment Record:

According to published reports, apparently Brother Edward C. Courtney was assigned to the following locations at the following approximate dates:

DatesAssignment
1957 Joined the Christian Brothers of Ireland
1957 – 1960 Sacred Heart School in New York, NY (Archdiocese of New York)
1961 – 1968 Brother Rice High School in Chicago, IL (Archdiocese of Chicago)
1968 – 1969 Brother Rice High School in Birmingham, MI (Archdiocese of Detroit)
1969 – 1972 Leo High School in Chicago, IL (Archdiocese of Chicago)
1972 – 1974 St. Laurence High School in Burbank, IL (Archdiocese of Chicago)
1974 – 1978 O’Dea High School in Seattle, WA (Archdiocese of Seattle)
1978 – 1979 Our Lady of the Lake Church in Seattle, WA (Archdiocese of Seattle)
1979 – 1980 St. Alphonsus School in Seattle, WA (Archdiocese of Seattle)
1983 Removed from the Brotherhood
Source:
  • Published Reports
Summary:

  • Brother Courtney was accused of sexually abusing a male minor child on at least four occasions from approximately 1970 until approximately 1971 when the boy was approximately 14 to 15 years old. At the time of the sexual abuse, Brother Courtney was assigned to Leo High School in Chicago, IL.

  • The sexual abuse by Brother Courtney included the following: Brother Courtney having the boy remove all his clothing; Brother Courtney fondling the boy’s buttocks; Brother Courtney penetrating the boy’s anus with Brother Courtney’s fingers; Brother Courtney brushing his face and tongue against the boy’s penis; and Brother Courtney pressing his body against the boy’s body so the boy could feel Brother Courtney’s erect penis.

  • The Archdiocese of Chicago agreed to settle the claim in the low six figures in 2021.