Former Altar Boys Get $119 Million In Sex-Abuse Case
Catholic Priest Sex-Abuse Case. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas has been ordered to pay $119 million in damages to a group of former altar boys who say they were sexually abused over a 15-year period by a priest. It is believed to be the largest penalty ever imposed on the Catholic church in a sex abuse case. "It dwarfs … [Read more...]
Former Owego Priest Named In Suit
Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against A Former Owego Priest. Four former altar boys have filed suit in Tioga County, N.Y., Court against their former church, alleging that they were sexually abused by two ordained Roman Catholic priests that were connected to the church. The four civil lawsuits have been filed against the Holy See which is … [Read more...]
Ex-Priest To Face Local Charges
Ex-Priest Face Charges. A former Flushing priest will face charges in Genesee County on allegations he molested two altar boys in the mid-1970s. Prosecutor Arthur A. Busch said he will seek felony charges against Jason E. Sigler, a former St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church priest. Sigler, 65, was sentenced to a year in jail … [Read more...]
Two More Accuse Priests of Molestation
More Accuse Priests Of Molestation. Two more former altar boys have gone to civil court, accusing another pair of priests of molestation offering one set of charges fresh enough that prosecutors are considering if it warrants criminal charges. One lawsuit says the molester was a parish priest in Hollidaysburg, Blair County. The … [Read more...]
Second Lawsuit Filed Against Tucson Diocese In Guillen Case
Young men sexually abused by a Yuma priest Three young men who say they were sexually abused by a Yuma priest while they were altar boys are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson for an unspecified amount of money. The legal action filed this month in Yuma County Superior Court is the second lawsuit to be filed against the … [Read more...]
’50s Priest Accused of Abuse
Priest being accused of sexually abusing altar boys A second Catholic priest who served the St. Mary parish here in the 1950s is being accused of sexually abusing altar boys. The Rev. William Blackwell has been named in a civil suit filed by a 57-year-old man against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and Richmond's St. Mary School … [Read more...]
Five More Ex-Altar Boys Sue, Claim Abuse By Priest
Five more former altar boys have claimed sexual abuse at the hands of a former Louisiana priest in a lawsuit filed late Friday. The five former altar boys, whose names were not disclosed in the lawsuit, allege that former priest Christopher Springer sexually abused them during a 12-year period between 1968 and 1980. The names … [Read more...]
