DALLAS, TEXAS, October 4, 2001: The Honorable Sam A. Lindsay, Judge of the United States District Court in Dallas, in a decision filed September 28, has permanently dismissed a lawsuit seeking $400 million dollars in damages from several dozen temples, entities and individuals affiliated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), better known as the Hare Krishna movement, a Vaishnava denomination claiming no connection with Hinduism. The suit, originally filed on June 12, 2000, was a result of rampant child abuse in the 1970s and 1980s at several parochial schools and temples affiliated with ISKCON. The organization did not deny the abuse took place, but felt the individuals responsible should be pursued and not the organization as a whole. The case was unique in attempting to invoke the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
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