If Saint John has to defend itself in the face of 263 lawsuits, the cost could
alone bankrupt the city. That word from Halifax lawyer John McKiggan.
He tells Tide News a class action lawsuit will be filed in a matter of days or
weeks on behalf of the people who say they were sexually abused by the
late Ken Estabrooks when he was a City Police Sergeant and later a city
employee with the Works Department.
McKiggan
says they want to find if the Mayor and Common Council back in 1975
signed off on transferring Estabrooks from the police to City Works
after confessing.
McKiggan says a class action lawsuit offers a more flexible solution.