# Marist Brothers’ lawyers questioned over advice to keep serial abuser away from legal proceedings

https://mins.news/en/item/120904

- The Guardian, 2026-10-29 14:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/oct/30/marist-brothers-law-firm-carroll-and-odea-abuse-case-act-ntwnfb

> Lawyers for the Marist Brothers have been subpoenaed over a once-confidential letter advising the Catholic order to keep serial offender Brother Kostka Chute away from legal processes after his release, warning he might implicate senior church officials. The subpoenas disrupted a survivor’s case, and the law firm said it would stop representing the order.