Nebraska Archdiocese Admits Negligence
The Omaha Archdiocese has admitted that negligent supervision of a Roman Catholic priest in the 1990s contributed to his sexual abuse of a 14-year-old altar boy, a judge said Thursday. As a result, two civil lawsuits against the archdiocese scheduled for trial next week will decide only damages, not whether the church was … [Read more...] about Nebraska Archdiocese Admits Negligence
Former Altar Boy Sues 2 Arizona Dioceses
A former altar boy at St. Gregory's Catholic Church in central Phoenix has sued the dioceses of Phoenix and Tucson, alleging an associate pastor there sexually abused him in the mid-1960s. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Pima County Superior Court by Thomas Groom of Phoenix and his parents, Michael and Emma, contends the late Rev. … [Read more...] about Former Altar Boy Sues 2 Arizona Dioceses
Former Waltham Priest Charged With Raping Boy
Former Waltham Priest Was Arraigned. A Boston archdiocese priest removed from active ministry for most of the past decade was arraigned yesterday on four counts of child rape against an altar boy at a Waltham parish in the 1980s. The Rev. Robert V. Gale, 61, who was arrested at his Middleton, N.H., home Tuesday, pleaded … [Read more...] about Former Waltham Priest Charged With Raping Boy
Diocese Will Pay Former Altar Boy Who Was Abused
Diocese Settlement With Claims. The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego has reached a settlement with one of three men who came forward this year with claims that retired Monsignor Rudolph Galindo sexually abused them decades ago when they were altar boys at a Chula Vista church. The man requested that terms of the … [Read more...] about Diocese Will Pay Former Altar Boy Who Was Abused
Priest Faces More Sexual Abuse Allegations
Sexual Abuse Allegations Against A Priest. A Catholic priest charged in September with allegedly sexually abusing an altar boy 24 years ago in Ocean City was indicted this week in connection with similar crimes against two other boys. A Worcester County grand jury charged Father John Danilak, of Lynfield, Pa., on … [Read more...] about Priest Faces More Sexual Abuse Allegations
Ex-Priest In Fremont Close To Deal
Ex-Priest In Fremont Accused Of Molestation. A former priest accused of molesting an altar boy in the late 1970s and early 1980s was in custody today. Jerome Leach, 52, was arrested on Wednesday at his apartment in this community just north of San Francisco. Investigators said Leach's accuser, now 35, told the archdiocese and … [Read more...] about Ex-Priest In Fremont Close To Deal
Ex-Altar Boy Sues Catholic Diocese
An E-Altar Boy Is Suing The Catholic Diocese. A former altar boy at St. Patrick Church in Owego is suing the church, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester and the Vatican. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the Northern District of U.S. District Court, seeks $40 million in damages for the man who claims he was sexually molested by a … [Read more...] about Ex-Altar Boy Sues Catholic Diocese
Ex-Altar Boy Testifies of Sexual Abuse In Rare Criminal Trial of Catholic Priest
Catholic Priest Charged With Sexual Abuse. In a rare criminal trial of a Roman Catholic priest charged with sexual assault, a 20-year-old man testified Wednesday that when he was an altar boy, the priest twice fell to his knees, performed oral sex on him and threatened to harm his parents if he told anyone. Their faces … [Read more...] about Ex-Altar Boy Testifies of Sexual Abuse In Rare Criminal Trial of Catholic Priest
Former Altar Boy Testifies Against Mildred Priest
Mildred Priest Accused Of Sexual Assault. A former altar boy testified he was molested by the pastor of his Milford church more than eight years ago. The testimony came Wednesday at the first criminal trial of a New Jersey priest accused of sexual assault since the issue gained national attention. The Rev. John M. … [Read more...] about Former Altar Boy Testifies Against Mildred Priest
Men Recall Abuse By Priest Years Ago
Altar Boys Abuse By Priest. The former schoolboys and altar boys preyed on by a Roman Catholic priest told of shattered faith and unquiet minds as they faced him Monday, all grown up and still shaking over the priest's admitted abuse of decades ago. A man identified only as "John'' glared at the now-defrocked Vincent McCaffrey, … [Read more...] about Men Recall Abuse By Priest Years Ago
Diocese Paid To Settle Sex Abuse Claim
A priest Has Settled A Sex Abuse Claim. A Jenison priest who served seven years as pastor at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Park Township has settled a sexual abuse claim leveled at him by a former altar boy and lay minister who claims he was abused at the church in the mid-1980s. The Grand Rapids Diocese confirmed that … [Read more...] about Diocese Paid To Settle Sex Abuse Claim
N.H. Jury Deliberating Case of Priest Accused of Raping Altar Boy
A Priest Accused Of Raping A Boy. Jurors will resume deliberations Wednesday in the case of a Roman Catholic priest charged with raping a teenage altar boy in 1985. The jury deliberated for about 7 1/2 hours Tuesday before recessing for the evening. They had deliberated for about 90 minutes after receiving the case … [Read more...] about N.H. Jury Deliberating Case of Priest Accused of Raping Altar Boy
Ex-Altar Boy Sues Former Bishop
Former Bishop Is Being Sued. A former archbishop of Miami "coerced" an altar boy to keep quiet about repeated sexual abuse by a priest at a group home for troubled boys nearly 30 years ago, a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim claims. The victim, now 41, said he was abused from the ages of 12 to 14 by the Rev. Joseph Huck on a … [Read more...] about Ex-Altar Boy Sues Former Bishop
Man Claims Priest Abuse
Catholic Priest Abuse In Stayton. A 47-year-old man who claims that he was sexually molested by a Catholic priest in Stayton more than 30 years ago filed a $4 million lawsuit Wednesday against the Archdiocese of Portland and Immaculate Conception Parish. The man, identified only as D.C., claims that the Rev. Henri Arata befriended … [Read more...] about Man Claims Priest Abuse
