Priest Child Abuse Cases Victimizing Families, Bishops Lack Policy Response
Priest Child Abuse Scandals. In cases throughout the nation, the Catholic church is facing scandals and being forced to pay millions of dollars in claims to families whose sons have been molested by Catholic priests. These are serious and damaging matters that have victimized the young and innocent and fuel old … [Read more...] about Priest Child Abuse Cases Victimizing Families, Bishops Lack Policy Response
Church Abuse Case Motion to Be Heard
The first phase of Cardinal Bernard Law's testimony on his handling of a now-defrocked pedophile priest has ended, but the Archdiocese of Boston's legal battles continue. Middlesex Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders planned to hold a hearing Tuesday on whether the psychiatric and medical records of the Rev. Paul Shanley can be … [Read more...] about Church Abuse Case Motion to Be Heard
Pastor Jailed In 2nd Abuse Case
The pastor of a Brooklyn church, who was convicted of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in 1987, was in jail yesterday after being accused of trying to fondle a teenager in South Carolina. The Rev. Robert Reaves was arrested Saturday in Bennettsville, S.C., after he allegedly put his hands in a 17-year-old boy's pants, … [Read more...] about Pastor Jailed In 2nd Abuse Case
Prosecutors Push To Keep Sex Abuse Case Against Former Catholic Priest On Track
The alleged sexual abuse of a boy A former Catholic priest should be tried for the alleged sexual abuse of a boy even though more than a decade passed before he was charged, a prosecutor said Tuesday. "Many cases of sexual abuse don't come to light for years," prosecutor Michael Arthur told the judge hearing ex-priest Michael … [Read more...] about Prosecutors Push To Keep Sex Abuse Case Against Former Catholic Priest On Track
Settlement Reached In Abuse Case
A Manchester man has reached a settlement in his lawsuit against a Roman Catholic priest, claiming he was sexually assaulted over an eight-year period. Cody Goodwin, 24, had sued the Rev. Francis Talbot, who was sentenced last month to at least 10 years in prison. Talbot, a former chaplain at the Youth Development Center and at … [Read more...] about Settlement Reached In Abuse Case
Priest Sex Abuse Case Settled
A sexual abuse claim against a former priest The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has paid $150,000 to settle a Priest Sex Abuse Case against a former priest. As part of the settlement of the case filed by Robert Douglas II, 38, of Burlington, the diocese admitted it knew the sexual history of the Rev. Alfred Willis and still … [Read more...] about Priest Sex Abuse Case Settled
