Accuser Outlines Allegations
She kept quiet about it since she was an eighth grader 14 years now - her tale of the touching, the kissing, the heavy breathing. But now, everywhere Bridget Kolodziej turns, victims of abuse by priests are coming forward, prodding her to retrieve her story from its hiding place. Kolodziej has come forward, with help from former … [Read more...] about Accuser Outlines Allegations
Church: We Acted Promptly
Sex abuse allegations against a former volunteer worker The Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta told Cobb County authorities about sex abuse allegations against a former volunteer worker the day the issue was brought to their attention, the archdiocese lawyer said Monday. The archdiocese won't comment about --- or doesn't know --- … [Read more...] about Church: We Acted Promptly
Claretian Missionaries Never Told of Abuse Allegations Against Priest
Missionaries never told of allegations first surfaced The attorney for the Claretian Missionaries said the Miami Archdiocese never told them when abuse allegations first surfaced against one of their priests in the late 1970s. "We never received any notice, nor were we ever made aware of these allegations," said Richard Leamy, who … [Read more...] about Claretian Missionaries Never Told of Abuse Allegations Against Priest
Bishop Defends Stance On Gray
Accused of covering up sex abuse allegations Two weeks after the Toledo Catholic Diocese was accused of covering up sex abuse allegations against a onetime priest, Bishop James Hoffman says he never knew about the charges until years after Dennis Gray left the ministry. In a rare letter to his priests last week, the bishop … [Read more...] about Bishop Defends Stance On Gray
Dispute Arises Over Abuse Allegations Against Priest
Released new information disputing allegations The Nashville Catholic Diocese has released new information disputing allegations that a former priest molested students at Father Ryan High School. At the same time, the accuser says church officials are deepening a cover-up. The accuser is a prominent layman, Dickson businessman … [Read more...] about Dispute Arises Over Abuse Allegations Against Priest
Sexual Abuse Allegations Haven’t Kept Priest Off Job
Priests Sexual Abuse Allegations. Dallas Catholic Diocese leaders insist that they have no priest on duty who has been credibly accused of sexually abusing anyone, child or adult. How, then, do they explain the case of the Rev. Justin Lucio, who has long been assigned to run his own ministry for undocumented … [Read more...] about Sexual Abuse Allegations Haven’t Kept Priest Off Job
New Dispute Over What Church Knew of Abuse Allegations
Abuse Allegations Against A Former Priest. The controversy grew more heated last week over what, if anything, the Catholic Diocese of Nashville knew about accusations that a former Father Ryan High School student was sexually molested by a man who was then both a principal and a priest. A Dickson businessman from one of … [Read more...] about New Dispute Over What Church Knew of Abuse Allegations
Chesco D.A. eyes priest at Malvern Probing Abuse Claim By Former Student
he sexually abused a student about five years ago A priest has been forced from the Malvern Preparatory School faculty as the Chester County district attorney's office investigates allegations he sexually abused a student about five years ago. The priest, whom the Daily News has learned is the Rev. John R. Liggio, has denied … [Read more...] about Chesco D.A. eyes priest at Malvern Probing Abuse Claim By Former Student
Priest Quits Amid Abuse Allegations
resigned after a church investigation A Perry County, Ind., priest accused of sexual misconduct has resigned after a church investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. The Rev. John B. Schoettelkotte, pastor at Holy Cross Catholic Church in St. Croix, Ind., and St. Isidore the Farmer Catholic Church in Bristow, Ind., resigned … [Read more...] about Priest Quits Amid Abuse Allegations
Lawsuits Detail Allegations of Abuse
Allegations of Abuse Against Priests. Two lawsuits filed yesterday detailed for the first time sexual abuse allegations against nine Catholic priests and brothers. The information that follows comes from statements included in the complaints. Unless otherwise noted, those accused could not be reached to comment. A spokeswoman for the … [Read more...] about Lawsuits Detail Allegations of Abuse
Archbishop: Abuse Allegations Go Back Prior To 1987
A lawsuit claiming sexual abuse by a church The Catholic archbishop in Mobile said in a 1995 deposition for a lawsuit claiming sexual abuse by a church official that the archdiocese had received similar allegations earlier than 1987. But Archbishop Oscar Lipscomb said he probably could count on one hand the number of times he had … [Read more...] about Archbishop: Abuse Allegations Go Back Prior To 1987
Claim: Abuse Ignored
Sex Abuse Allegations Against A Priest. A Chicopee layman who was active in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield said in an affidavit he believes church authorities knew of abuse allegations against the Rev. Richard R. Lavigne as early as the late 1960s, years before the diocese says it first learned of such allegations. The … [Read more...] about Claim: Abuse Ignored
