Jesuit High School in New Orleans agreed to a seven-figure settlement to resolve a lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse by school staff during the 1970s. The settlement was reached shortly before a civil trial scheduled to begin on June 15, 2026, in Louisiana’s civil district courthouse. The plaintiff, who filed under a pseudonym, alleged that two former janitors abused him while he was a preteen. The exact amount of the settlement remains confidential. Attorneys for Jesuit High School and the religious order that runs it did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the settlement amount.

According to criminalwatch.com, the plaintiff was not enrolled at Jesuit High School but frequently visited the campus during his childhood. Court filings single out the late Pete Modica as one of the janitors implicated in allegations of child sexual abuse at Jesuit High School in the 1970s, according to hoodline.com. Bluesky reported that Jesuit High School’s former president confirmed during a sworn deposition that nine of his colleagues, mostly clergymen, were credibly accused of child sexual assault. Criminalwatch.com reported that the settlement brings an end to years of legal proceedings.