South Dakota Indians who attended boarding schools ran by the Roman Catholic Church are filing lawsuits over alleged sexual, physical and other abuse.

The suit seeks damages from the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, the Catholic Diocese of Rapid City and other organizations that provide priests and nuns to work in the schools. The case is being filed in state court.

The plaintiffs are former students of St. Paul's School and St. Francis Mission School. They filed a related lawsuit against the federal government, which owned the schools. The suit seeks $25 billion in damages.

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