‘No Record’ Of Letters, Prosecutors Say
Attorney’s office has found no evidence of Abuse. An “exhaustive” search by the city state’s attorney’s office has found no evidence it was informed by the Archdiocese Of Baltimore in 1998 of allegations that the Rev. Maurice J. Blackwell had had sex with a boy decades earlier, a spokeswoman said yesterday. “Our office can say … [Read more...] about ‘No Record’ Of Letters, Prosecutors Say
Archdiocese Quietly Settled Suits Going Back 20 Years, Files Show
Archdiocese of Louisville has reached confidential settlements Since Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly was installed in 1982, the Archdiocese of Louisville has reached confidential settlements with at least 13 people who claimed they were abused by a half-dozen priests, according to records released late last week. Four of the claims … [Read more...] about Archdiocese Quietly Settled Suits Going Back 20 Years, Files Show
A Last Resort: Archdiocese Weighs Bankruptcy
Archdiocese Deal With Claims. The Archdiocese of Portland is exploring filing bankruptcy to deal with nearly $600 million in claims by 104 alleged sex-abuse victims, says a Portland attorney who represents the Roman Catholic Church's Western Oregon district. Bankruptcy would be used as a last resort if talks prove … [Read more...] about A Last Resort: Archdiocese Weighs Bankruptcy
Court Orders Archdiocese To Turn Over More Files
A judge ordered the Archdiocese of Boston yesterday to turn over thousands more internal files detailing how it responded to allegations of sexual abuse by dozens of priests. Superior Court Judge Constance Sweeney threatened unspecified sanctions unless church lawyers produce the documents on 62 priests by Nov. 22. Lawyers for … [Read more...] about Court Orders Archdiocese To Turn Over More Files
Archdiocese Closer to Bankruptcy Filing
Flurry of sex abuse lawsuits The Boston Archdiocese, struggling to contend with a flurry of sex abuse lawsuits, has moved closer to a remedy usually associated with troubled businesses and people buried in debt: a bankruptcy filing. A financial panel of the archdiocese gave Cardinal Bernard Law permission Wednesday to file for … [Read more...] about Archdiocese Closer to Bankruptcy Filing
Sex Abuse Panel Submits Report To Head of Philadelphia Archdiocese
Philadelphia Archdiocese Accepted A Reform Proposal. The leader of Philadelphia's Roman Catholic archdiocese accepted a reform proposal from a lay panel studying priest sex abuse, but alleged victims said the group's recommendations didn't go far enough. The report presented Wednesday to Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua from … [Read more...] about Sex Abuse Panel Submits Report To Head of Philadelphia Archdiocese
Chicago Archdiocese Releases Sex Abuse Report
Archdiocese Sex Abuse Report. The Archdiocese of Chicago's report on the status of sex abuse cases is a small step toward addressing the problem, but it doesn't go far enough, a victim's rights group said Thursday. The group, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, was responding to the church's Thursday release … [Read more...] about Chicago Archdiocese Releases Sex Abuse Report
Hughes Will Give Answers To Grand Jury
Archbishop Hughes Protected Abusive Priests. New Orleans Archbishop Alfred Hughes will answer prosecutors' every question without resorting to the Fifth Amendment when a Boston grand jury interrogates him next week about his work as chief of staff in an archdiocese that for decades protected sexually abusive priests from … [Read more...] about Hughes Will Give Answers To Grand Jury
DA’s Staff Looking Through Archdiocese Records In Child Sex Abuse Probe
Archdiocese Records In Sex Abuse Probe. Prosecutors are poring over massive personnel records provided by the Archdiocese of Mobile in an investigation of sex abuse allegations against a former priest who recently resigned after 37 years at churches in Mobile and Montgomery. Archbishop Oscar Lipscomb, who admitted letting the Rev. … [Read more...] about DA’s Staff Looking Through Archdiocese Records In Child Sex Abuse Probe
Archdiocese Faces New Suit
A Archdiocese deceased priest was accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy in the mid-1960s. The lawsuit filed Friday in Jefferson County Circuit Court against the Archdiocese of Louisville accuses the late Rev. Arthur Wood of sexually abusing David Bartley. It is the 234th to be filed against the archdiocese since last … [Read more...] about Archdiocese Faces New Suit
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
Lawsuit Alleges Abusive Priests In LA Archdiocese Protected Each Other
Abusive Priests Protect Each Other. A lawsuit alleges 28 high-ranking priests in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles protected each other from allegations of sexual abuse in a “systemic failure” to protect children. The civil lawsuit, filed on behalf of 17 alleged priest sex abuse victims, says the archdiocese had an … [Read more...] about Lawsuit Alleges Abusive Priests In LA Archdiocese Protected Each Other
Archdiocese Sued Over Abuse
Archdiocese Is The Target Of A Lawsuit. The Archdiocese of Detroit, which has scrambled for two years to remove priests accused of sexually abusing minors, is the target of a lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of people who claim to have been abused as children. The legal strategy is an attempt to get around statutes of limitation … [Read more...] about Archdiocese Sued Over Abuse
Archdiocese Receives 134 Claims For Clergy Abuse Funds
Archdiocese Receives Claims For Clergy Abuse. More than 130 people are seeking payment from a $3 million fund that was created last year to compensate victims of clergy abuse in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Officials overseeing the fund announced the total Thursday, a day after the Sept. 1 deadline for filing … [Read more...] about Archdiocese Receives 134 Claims For Clergy Abuse Funds
La Clergy Sex Abuse Cases Settled for $10 Million
Allegations of Clergy Sex Abuse Settlement. A Roman Catholic religious order and the Los Angeles Archdiocese will pay $10 million to settle allegations of clergy sexual abuse, according to representatives of those involved. The Carmelite order will pay most of the settlement to seven people, including two who said they … [Read more...] about La Clergy Sex Abuse Cases Settled for $10 Million
Survivors Must Surrender Rights in NY Archdiocese Clergy Sexual Abuse Program
Cardinal Timothy Dolan recently announced that the Archdiocese of New York is creating a compensation program for individuals who were allegedly abused by Catholic clergy. Under the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (IRCP) victims must relinquish their rights to sue if they accept compensation in this … [Read more...] about Survivors Must Surrender Rights in NY Archdiocese Clergy Sexual Abuse Program
