Stark Victim Vents Anger, Pain of Abuse
John Gulling didn't get the answer he wanted when he recently asked his father: ``Would you have believed me, if I had told you then?'' But he got the one he expected: ``I really don't know. Probably not.'' For Gulling, that answer confirmed what he had always thought -- that nobody would have believed him 27 years ago if he … [Read more...]
Alleged Priest Abuse Victim Brings Case To The Streets
Another past case of alleged sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest was brought to public light Tuesday on the streets of St. Paul as a civil suit was filed against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The suit, which names former priest Lee Krautkremer, 61, as a co-defendant, was announced outside the Ramsey County … [Read more...]
Victims Respond To Study of Nun Abuse
Nun Abuse Reported In A Major Newspaper. Authors of a study that found that about 40 percent of U.S. Catholic nuns had experienced some form of sexual trauma say they have been overwhelmed with calls from victims since the findings were reported in a major newspaper. The 1996 survey had appeared in only two religious journals … [Read more...]
Abuse Victim Satisfied Ex-Flushing Priest To Face Charges
He had been abused by a priest in Flushing Flint Journal Anthony Otero said he had low expectations when he told police last year he had been abused by a priest in Flushing during the mid-1970s. "On that day, I didn't know if Jason Sigler was dead or alive," said Otero, who grew up in Flushing but now lives in Macomb County. "I … [Read more...]
Alaska Man Alleges Abuse by Priest
A Victim Allegedly Abuse by Priest. A high school principal in Anchorage, Alaska, stepped forward Thursday to say he, too, was a victim of abuse by a priest who transferred from Alaska to the Boston Archdiocese. Service High School principal Pat Podvin told an Anchorage TV station, KTUU-TV, he wanted to set the record straight … [Read more...]
Late Priest Apologized In Letter To Abuse Victim
Priest Apologized In Letter To Abuse Victim. The latest release of records in the ongoing abuse scandal in the Catholic church includes a letter of apology from a priest to a woman he was accused of fondling when she was 14, but other documents appear to show the letter was never given to her. The alleged victim had complained to … [Read more...]
Alleged Abuse Victim of Priest Takes Stand
Abuse Victim Of Priest. On the five occasions the Rev. Kelvin Iguabita allegedly sexually assaulted her at age 15, a Haverhill woman said she didn't verbally resist his advances because she had been taught to believe ''priests could do no wrong.'' Testifying in Lawrence Superior Court yesterday at the start of Iguabita's trial on … [Read more...]
Detroit Archdiocese Paid Nearly $1.4 Million to Abuse Victims
Detroit Archdiocese Settled With Abuse Lawsuit. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit has paid nearly $1.4 million in settlements and counseling costs to victims of sexual abuse by clergy, Cardinal Adam Maida said Thursday. As of Sunday, 116 victims were known to the Detroit archdiocese. Since 1950, allegations of … [Read more...]
