Press Release PARKER WAICHMAN LLP APPLAUDS THE EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ADULT SEX ABUSE CLAIMS AGAINST THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE
PARKER WAICHMAN LLP APPLAUDS THE EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ADULT SEX ABUSE CLAIMS In Re The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York the Honorable Judge Martin Glenn Case No. 20-12345. On August 4, 2022, Judge Martin Glenn of the … [Read more...]
Southern Baptist Sex Abuse
Despite allegations of sexual abuse, the Southern Baptist Convention ignored them for years According to an investigation by the Houston Chronicle, leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention hid reports of sexual abuse for over 20 years, routinely silencing abuse survivors. Moreover, the leadership ignored repeated calls to stop … [Read more...]
Family’s New Outrage
Acting inappropriately with their 14-year-old son Bishop William Murphy has told a Farmingdale family that a priest the family filed a complaint against in 1996 for acting inappropriately with their 14-year-old son during a trip away from home should be allowed to return to active work. "He said he saw no reason why this man … [Read more...]
Blame Church Arrogance, Not Oversexed Society
Oversexed Society Covering Up Scandals. The Catholic clergy might be best served by reciting the wisdom of Pogo: 'We have met the enemy and he is us.' While it might appear to be sweet revenge for the Inquisition, it is best to resist the impulse to burn some Catholic priests--and the cardinals who covered up their … [Read more...]
Dioceses In 46 States Feel Impact of Sex Scandal
Impact Of Dioceses Sex Scandals. At least 177 priests suspected of molesting minors have either resigned or been taken off duty in 28 states and the District of Columbia since the clerical sex scandal erupted in January, a nationwide review of Roman Catholic dioceses by The Associated Press found. The review also showed that in 18 … [Read more...]
Priest Is Focus of Pima Inquiry
A local priest grabbed his crotch A teen-age boy who called it an accident when a local priest grabbed his crotch in a pool has changed his story, prompting a county attorney's investigation. The priest, the Rev. Steven G. Stencil, has been barred from practicing his ministry in the Catholic Diocese of Tucson since February 2001 … [Read more...]
Grand Jury Eyes Priests
A wide-ranging probe into sexual misconduct A Westchester County grand jury has launched a wide-ranging probe into sexual misconduct complaints against New York Archdiocesan priests and the role church administrators played in handling the allegations, the Daily News has learned. The investigation is focusing generally on … [Read more...]
Egan Does About-Face
Edward Cardinal Egan has scrapped a controversial plan to screen sexual abuse complaints against priests and agreed to send allegations directly to prosecutors, the Daily News has learned. The leader of the New York Archdiocese also plans to tap wealthy Catholic donors for a fund that would help falsely accused priests pay their … [Read more...]
Claretian Missionaries Never Told of Abuse Allegations Against Priest
Missionaries never told of allegations first surfaced The attorney for the Claretian Missionaries said the Miami Archdiocese never told them when abuse allegations first surfaced against one of their priests in the late 1970s. "We never received any notice, nor were we ever made aware of these allegations," said Richard Leamy, who … [Read more...]
Law: Charges Unknown Before 1993
Cardinal Bernard Law responded to the latest release of documents from the file of the Rev. Paul Shanley, telling parishioners in a letter that he did not learn until 1993 that the priest was accused of molesting boys. Law rescinded Shanley's authorization to be a parish priest in San Bernadino, Calif., after learning of the abuse … [Read more...]
Sex Abuse by Crosier Brother Is Revealed
A Roman Catholic brother who admitted in the 1980s to sexually abusing a teen-age boy in central Minnesota has been living under restrictions in the Crosier Priory next door to the campus of St. Odilia parish and elementary school in Shoreview. Brother Gregory Madigan has been working at the Crosier Fathers and Brothers priory — … [Read more...]
Two More Priests Removed in Chicago
The Archdiocese of Chicago has removed two more priests for alleged sexual improprieties, bringing to five the number of priests removed in the archdiocese this year because of an independent review board investigation. The Rev. R. Peter Bowman, 73, retired last year as the archdiocese vicar for administration. The Archdiocese … [Read more...]
Wisc. Priests Struggle With Scandal
Roman Catholic priests struggled to comfort their congregations on Sunday after the Milwaukee Archdiocese acknowledged paying a man $450,000 to settle sexual misconduct allegations against former Archbishop Rembert Weakland. Several priests acknowledged that parishioners' faith in God has been shaken by the Sept. 11 terrorist … [Read more...]
Sex-Abuse Cases Show Gaps In Church Response
Allowed some priests to molest hundreds of children It started in January when news coverage revealed that the Archdiocese of Boston allowed some priests to molest hundreds of children over the decades. Four months later, in the other corner of the nation, the ouster of a popular Seattle priest has revealed gaps in pioneering efforts … [Read more...]
Priest Never Prosecuted
Although the Rev. Francis Hoefgen admitted to police in 1984 that he had sexual encounters with a teen-ager in the St. Cloud area, the Stearns County Attorney's Office did not prosecute the Catholic priest. Hoefgen, 51, is one of 13 monks or priests living under restrictions at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville because of … [Read more...]
Bronx Priest Suspended
A prominent Bronx priest was suspended yesterday because of allegations of an improper relationship with a child two decades ago, church officials said yesterday. Monsignor Charles Kavanagh allegedly carried on the taboo relationship while he was assigned to the Cathedral Preparatory Seminary, according to Joseph Zwilling, a … [Read more...]
Vicar Suspended Amid Allegations
Suspended its vicar for development The Archdiocese of New York on Friday suspended its vicar for development, the metropolitan area's highest-ranking priest so far entangled in the church's sex abuse scandal. Msgr. Charles Kavanagh, 64, who also serves as pastor of St. Raymond's Church in the Bronx, was placed on indefinite leave … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Archbishop Denies Report of Abuse; Vatican Accepts His Resignation
Milwaukee Archbishop Accused Of Sexual Assault. Archbishop Rembert Weakland acknowledged that he paid a settlement to a man who accused him of sexual assault more than 22 years ago. He denied ever molesting anyone, but asked the Vatican to expedite the resignation he submitted earlier this year. The archbishop's accuser, Paul … [Read more...]
Church Passed Blame In Priest’s Sex Abuse
Rev. Tom Johnston was sexually out of control By his own admission, the Rev. Tom Johnston was sexually out of control. But when the Catholic priest's misbehavior with a minor finally caught the ear of a bishop in the Archdiocese of Detroit, church officials quickly shipped him out of Michigan without questioning him or alerting … [Read more...]
Lawyers Seek To Curb Church Attorneys At Depositions
The judges overseeing their lawsuits to stop church attorneys Lawyers looking to depose key Boston archdiocese figures in the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal want the judges overseeing their lawsuits to stop church attorneys from ``obstructing'' their efforts to interrogate defendants under oath. In an emergency motion filed … [Read more...]
Diocese Paid Thousands To Settle Claim Against Prominent Valley Priest
Sexual Harassment Claim Against A Valley Priest. The Diocese of Phoenix quietly paid $45,000 to settle a sexual harassment claim in 1995 against one of its most prominent priests, who has since been promoted to second-in-command in the diocese to Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien. Msgr. Dale Fushek, pastor of St. Timothy Catholic … [Read more...]
Why Priests Forced To Resign Rarely Face Complete Ouster
Resigned from active ministry amid allegations Two weeks ago, as the Rev. John Cornelius resigned from active ministry amid allegations that he had molested at least 12 boys decades ago, questions arose: If Cornelius could no longer wear the collar, represent himself as a priest or preside at Mass, why should the Roman Catholic … [Read more...]
Priest Arrested On Abuse Charges
A former priest was arrested in Livonia on sexual battery charges in connection with an incident involving a minor in the mid-1980s. The Rev. Robert Schaeufele, 54, is accused of sexually abusing a boy from August 1983 to February 1985. He was pastor at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Hudson, Fla., near St. Petersburg … [Read more...]
Police Search Ex-Priest’s Home
Police dug up the yard of a former priest's vacation home Thursday, searching for clues in the disappearance of a girl from his neighborhood 14 years ago. Stephen Kiesle, 55, lived down the street from 7-year-old Amber Swartz-Garcia when she disappeared while jumping rope in her front yard on June 3, 1988, from Pinole, a suburb … [Read more...]
Bishop Deposed in Sex Abuse Case
Ignored requests to tell Boston parishes A lawyer says a memo shows Bishop John B. McCormack ignored requests to tell Boston parishes that their priests had been removed because of sex abuse allegations. The lawyer for three men who claim they were molested spoke before McCormack answered questions Monday during a closed … [Read more...]
Priest Removed For Past Misdeeds
A removed from public ministry A priest who assisted at Our Lady of Joy Parish in Cave Creek has been removed from public ministry because of past sexual misconduct with young men, including inappropriate touching, dating to the 1970s and '80s. In addition, the Rev. Neil Emon, 61, a member of the Crosier Fathers and Brothers, will … [Read more...]
Jury Demands Priests’ Records
The personnel records of three priests A grand jury issued subpoenas Wednesday to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to force it to hand over the personnel records of three priests under criminal investigation for alleged sexual abuse of minors. Los Angeles Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley turned to the grand jury to obtain the … [Read more...]
Ex-Episcopal Priest Accused Of Sex Abuse
Swept up in the deluge of allegations of sexual misconduct It has been 10 years since the Rev. Richard Arthur Pollard, 73, retired as rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, a midsize parish with roughly 500 members. But he, too, has been swept up in the deluge of allegations of sexual misconduct flooding denominations across the … [Read more...]
Hundreds Of Priests Removed Since ’60s
The has removed 218 priests from their positions this year because of allegations of child sexual abuse, but at least 34 known offenders remain in church jobs, according to a survey of Catholic dioceses across the United States by The Washington Post. The survey also found that at least 850 U.S. priests have been accused of sexual … [Read more...]
The Bishops Balk
Inaction by the Catholic bishops in America over child abuse by priests has enraged many Catholics and placed the church in enormous moral and financial jeopardy. Have the bishops, meeting to decide a new policy, gone far enough to restore confidence in them, and the church? THE meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic … [Read more...]
Ex-Pastor Indicted On Sex-Abuse Charges
Sex-Abuse Charges Against An Ex-Pastor. The former pastor of Liverpool Baptist Church was indicted Wednesday on charges he sexually molested three children over the last several years. Assistant Onondaga County District Attorney Matthew Doran said the charges relating to two of the victims grew out of a sheriff's … [Read more...]
Local Priests Face Defrocking for Sexual Abuse
Priests Defrocking Due To Sexual Abuse. In the wake of the Catholic Bishops' meeting last week in Dallas, all dioceses must now re-examine past cases of abuse by priests and remove those still in active ministry. Those cases include some here in the Washington area. Monsignor Russell Dillard is still undergoing treatment … [Read more...]
Effects of Cantor’s Sexual Abuse Described By Three Of His Victims
Three tearful young women described the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of their synagogue''s cantor during a June 7 sentencing hearing for Philip Wittlin. Wittlin, who for more than 30 years was the cantor of Chisuk Emuna Congregation in Harrisburg, will serve a minimum of 15 months in a state correctional facility and 20 … [Read more...]
Beach Man Says Diocese Covered Up Sexual Abuse
The Virginia Beach man who accused a priest of sexual abuse said Thursday the exoneration of the Rev. John E. Leonard this week by the Diocese of Richmond represented a cover-up of ``abhorrent behavior.'' ``I came forward because I love my church. I came forward because Father Leonard engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior,'' … [Read more...]
Bishops’ Policy May Be Tested By Priest’s Case
A new national policy against sex abuse Sometime soon, with a new national policy against sex abuse in hand, Detroit Cardinal Adam Maida must decide what to do about the Rev. Dennis Laesch. Laesch, 47, was accused five years ago of getting a 17-year-old boy drunk and sexually assaulting him in a cottage near Port Huron. The … [Read more...]
8 Accused Priests Will Be Dropped, George Says
Citing the anger level among Catholic parishioners, Cardinal Francis George announced Sunday that eight priests accused of sexual misconduct--three of whom have already resigned or retired--will be officially withdrawn from the ministry, even though some of the allegations date back more than 30 years. "The level of anger is very … [Read more...]
Removal Of Priests Shocks Parishioners
Parishioners are stunned at recently announced allegations For four years, the Rev. Richard "Doc" Bartz celebrated Mass at Transfiguration Catholic Church in Wauconda and led funeral and wedding ceremonies. He was known by some long-time parishioners as a dependable, respected, even well-loved priest. Now, those same … [Read more...]
St. Mary Priest Removed By Archdiocese
Barred from pastoral duties An associate pastor from Buffalo Grove will be barred from pastoral duties starting Tuesday. Cardinal Francis George said the move is in keeping with new policies for dealing with priests the church has identified as sexual abusers. The Rev. Daniel Buck, 57, who has been with St. Mary Catholic Church … [Read more...]
Prior Allegations Against Priest Were Sealed
Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Priest. Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan sent a letter of apology to the Archdiocese of Detroit for the handling of a 1987 case involving the alleged sexual abuse of a teenager by a local priest, his office said Monday. Prosecutors said that 15 years ago, the Taylor Police Department presented a … [Read more...]
Prosecutors Open Investigation Of German Priest Accused Of Sexually Abusing Youths
German Priest Accused Of Abuse. German prosecutors have opened an investigation against a Roman Catholic priest who has been accused of sexually abusing teen-age boys, a spokesman said Monday. Following a report of the allegations in the newsmagazine Der Spiegel, church officials in the western diocese of Mainz said Sunday they … [Read more...]
Oakdale Woman Warns Of Sexual Abuse By Nuns
A life shattered by pain and confusion At first, Mary Dunford's story sounds all too familiar: a life shattered by pain and confusion after being sexually abused by a trusted church figure decades ago. But Dunford, 63, of Oakdale says it was a nun, not a priest, who abused her while she attended a Roman Catholic boarding school as … [Read more...]
Man Sues Former LA Bishop, Alleging He Was Victim of 19 Years of Sex Abuse
A former Bishop who was forced to resign in a 1999 sex scandal is being sued by a man who claims the bishop abused him for nearly two decades. The lawsuit filed Friday alleges the unidentified plaintiff was first molested when he was a sixth grade altar boy at St. Matthias Church in Huntington Park, an eastern suburb of Los … [Read more...]
A Parish Deals With The Sorrow And The Pain
Frost Become The Face of Priest-Abuse Scandal. Many weren't yet parishioners at St. Gerard Majella Church in Canton a generation ago, when the Rev. Peter Frost was there, but today, you can be sure that every single member of the church knows the name by heart. Frost is ''on the list.'' He's ''one of the bad ones.'' At St. Gerard's, … [Read more...]
Town Torn By Removal Of Priest
Priests abusing minors Nancy Ross remembers hearing about priests abusing minors and thinking "Throw the book at them!" Then the abuse scandal visited her church, and her pastor. The retired school teacher is now left to reconcile an act she abhors with a priest she admired. Like a lot of people in this working-class town near … [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...]
700 Files Reviewed After Sex Scandals Series
Clergy Sex Scandals. The Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida has launched a review of personnel files of present and former clergy dating back to the jurisdiction's founding in 1969. The Diocese of North Carolina, meanwhile, is seeking reimbursement for legal costs incurred in connection with a former area priest who … [Read more...]
Priest’s List Of Accusers Up To 18
Several more men have come forward A month after the Rev. Robert Schaeufele's arrest on molestation charges, several more men have come forward to claim they were sexually abused by Schaeufele during his nearly three decades with the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg. At least 18 men now say Schaeufele abused them when they were … [Read more...]
Report: Priest Acknowledged Abuse
A retired Roman Catholic priest facing criminal charges of child sexual abuse molested youths throughout his adult life, beginning in 1960, according to a 1990 psychiatric report. The report, filed this week in Jefferson Circuit Court, said the Rev. Louis Miller committed assaults as often as every other month during the 1960s and … [Read more...]
Removal Of Priests Urged
Diocese of Cleveland’s policy on sexual abuse An independent commission established to review the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland's policy on sexual abuse is recommending that a priest or deacon be permanently removed from ministry ``for even a single act of sexual abuse of a minor -- past, present or future.'' That recommendation … [Read more...]
Man Says Blackwell Raped Him In Mid-’70s
A Florida man came forward yesterday and said he was repeatedly raped as a teen-ager by the Rev. Maurice J. Blackwell at the rectory of St. Bernardine Roman Catholic Church in West Baltimore, where, the man said, he and as many as 10 other youths would routinely spend the night. Warren Hart, a native Baltimorean who is now 42 … [Read more...]
Lawyer: Church Abuse Deal Reached
A tentative $10 million settlement The Boston Archdiocese and alleged sex abuse victims of defrocked priest John Geoghan have reached a tentative $10 million settlement, Cardinal Bernard Law's attorney said Tuesday. "Tentative is the operative word," attorney J. Owen Todd said of a deal that could end civil suits brought by 86 … [Read more...]
Priest To Plead Guilty
A former seminary student who sexually molested a Gaithersburg boy in the mid-1970s has agreed to plead guilty to one count of child abuse on Nov. 19 in Montgomery County Circuit Court. The Rev. Wayland Yoder Brown of Savannah, Ga., who served as a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Savannah, also will plead guilty to one count of … [Read more...]
Brooklyn Diocese Sued
The leaders of the Brooklyn Diocese covered up widespread sexual abuse for three decades, according to a massive lawsuit filed yesterday by 43 men and women who say they were abused by Catholic clergy as children growing up in Queens and Brooklyn. The suit names 12 priests and a religious brother as perpetrators of the abuse, … [Read more...]
Sex Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Santa Rosa Diocese
An alleged sex abuse victim has sued the Santa Rosa Diocese for allegedly concealing her relationship 20 years ago with an inactive priest. The suit, filed Tuesday in Sonoma County court by Roberta Saum, now 41, identifies no defendants by name. Saum's lawyer, Jeffrey Anderson, said it's aimed at the Rev. Donald Kimball, the … [Read more...]
Skylstad Names Priests Accused Of Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse Allegations Against A Priest. Bishop William Skylstad released the names of six Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse of minors Wednesday and turned over information on them and several deceased priests to law enforcement officials. All the alleged abuse occurred at least 15 years ago, the bishop said in … [Read more...]
New Round of Molestation Filings Accuses Five Oregon Priests
Molestation Fillings Accused Five Priests. A batch of new clergy-abuse lawsuits filed Monday accuse five Oregon priests of molesting nine children from the 1950s to the 1970s. Most of the abuse alleged in the suits occurred in Mount Angel at the abbey and a since-closed high school and in Elgin, a small Eastern Oregon … [Read more...]
Priest In Sex Cases Agrees To Quit His Lincoln Post
Suspended in June amid allegations of sexual abuse The Rev. Vincent Brady, who was suspended in June amid allegations of sexual abuse, has agreed to resign effective immediately as pastor of his Lincoln parish. In a move that angered many parishioners, Bishop William K. Weigand asked for the resignation, saying he was concerned … [Read more...]
Priests’ Letter Demands Cardinal Resign
A letter demanding that Cardinal Law to resign A group of rebellious Roman Catholic priests have delivered a letter demanding that Boston Cardinal Bernard Law resign, saying they have lost confidence in him as a spiritual leader. The embattled archbishop, meanwhile, met again Tuesday with Vatican officials in Rome. They reportedly … [Read more...]
Priest Retired Amid Rumors
Nearly four decades after he was ordained as a priest, rumors swirled in a Beverly parish that the Rev. Philip Breton was molesting young boys at his home in New Hampshire. It wasn't the first time Breton, who died in 1984, had been accused. But it prompted him to retire. New church personnel files released yesterday show … [Read more...]
5 Diocese Priests Could Be Removed
Result in the removal of five Roman Catholic priests Church officials are preparing reports to send to the Vatican that could result in the removal of five Roman Catholic priests accused of sexual misconduct in the Cincinnati archdiocese that includes the Dayton area, the archbishop said. A spokesman for Archbishop Daniel … [Read more...]
Shanley, Others Sued For Abuse
Rev. Paul Shanley a notorious figure was sued The Rev. Paul Shanley, a notorious figure in the Roman Catholic sexual-abuse scandal, was sued Thursday by a Big Bear Lake man who says the priest molested him and pimped him to other men. Kevin English, 30, who filed the lawsuit in San Bernardino Superior Court, included Shanley, the … [Read more...]
Priests Encourage Clergy To Speak Out Against Abuse
Priests cannot risk remaining silent and subservient. To the Rev. Robert Bullock, the lesson of the clerical sex abuse crisis that began in his own Boston Archdiocese is simple priests cannot risk remaining silent and subservient. "Crimes were committed in our parishes by our brother priests," says Bullock, a co-founder of the … [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...]
Abuse Victims Hope Meeting With McCormack Bears Fruit
Organizers of a meeting between alleged abuse victims of a now-deceased priest and a former Boston archdiocese official are hoping it will provide the same benefits as a similar meeting with Cardinal Bernard Law last fall. About 100 people, including alleged victims of the late Rev. Joseph Birmingham and their families, are … [Read more...]
Priests Face Removal From Clergy
Three priests who are accused of sex abuse Bishop James Griffin of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus decided Wednesday to investigate whether three priests who are accused of sex abuse, including two with Fairfield County connections, should be removed from the clergy, his spokesman said. Monsignor Joseph Fete, the Rev. … [Read more...]
Milford Man To Receive Portion of Cash Settlement With Diocese
Victims of Abuse Settlement With Diocese. A Milford man will receive $133,000 as part of an $800,000 settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen and victims of abuse by clergy. Advocates for victims of priestly abuse hailed the settlement as an encouraging step toward better treatment of victims because it … [Read more...]
Boston Archdiocese Turns Over Abuse Files
Boston Archdiocese Turned Over Sex Abuse Files. Boston Archdiocese officials turned over to lawyers newly discovered files showing 24 more priests were accused of abusing children. The archdiocese turned over the files Friday after attorneys found allegations of child sex abuse among files on 41 priests the archdiocese … [Read more...]
Priest Quits Amid Abuse Allegations
resigned after a church investigation A Perry County, Ind., priest accused of sexual misconduct has resigned after a church investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. The Rev. John B. Schoettelkotte, pastor at Holy Cross Catholic Church in St. Croix, Ind., and St. Isidore the Farmer Catholic Church in Bristow, Ind., resigned … [Read more...]
Catholic Leaders Testify Before Jury
Four leaders of the Los Angeles Archdiocese testifying Four leaders of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles who have ties to the cardinal have been testifying before a grand jury regarding possible sexual abuse by 17 fellow priests. Santa Barbara Bishop Thomas Curry, Monsignor Richard Loomis, Monsignor Timothy Dyer and … [Read more...]
Three Priests Accused of Abuse
Three Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse. Three Albany Diocese priests still in active ministry were accused in a lawsuit Wednesday of sexual misconduct, marking the first time during the clergy abuse scandal that working priests have been named in local court papers. The suit alleges a pattern of intimidation to prevent a 43-year-old … [Read more...]
Abuse Claim Puts Frankfort Priest On Leave
A priest at Frankfort's only Roman Catholic church was placed on a leave of absence yesterday pending an investigation of allegations that he sexually abused a teenager 20 years ago. The Diocese of Lexington announced the action involving the Rev. Stephen Gallenstein, sacramental minister at Good Shepherd Parish. Gallenstein, … [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...]
Catholic Priest Charged With Sodomizing Young Boy From Suffolk County
Priest Charged With Sodomizing Young Boy A Catholic priest, no longer active in the Church, is charged with repeatedly sodomizing a young Suffolk County boy. The abuse allegedly took place while 56-year-old Barry E. Ryan, who lives in Florida, was visiting Long Island. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, … [Read more...]
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...]
On Point: Not-so-secret target
Temporarily Lifting the Statute of Limitations. Colorado Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald says her bill temporarily lifting the statute of limitations on sexual abuse lawsuits isn't aimed at any one group you know, such as the Catholic Church. Of course not. Such special legislation would be entirely out of line and Senate … [Read more...]
Judge approves settlement of up to $85 million in church sex abuse case
No Amount of Money Can Make Up. Acknowledging that no amount of money can make up for what sexual abuse victims lost, a judge approved a settlement of up to $85 million between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington and parishioners who were molested by clergy. Special Judge John Potter said in a 15-page ruling Tuesday the abuse … [Read more...]
Clergy Sexual Abuse Lawyers | Priest Abuse Attorneys
Clergy Sexual Abuse Cases. Â By some estimates, more than 100,000 children have been victimized by clergy members since 1950. As survivors have emerged, the church has spent nearly 4 billion dollars settling claims from people who experienced abuse. The United States Justice Department recently opened up its first investigation … [Read more...]
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...]
Philadelphia Archdiocese Facing Eight New Priest Sexual Abuse Lawsuits
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia will soon be named in eight new lawsuits alleging church officials covered-up child sexual abuse committed by seven of its priests.  An attorney representing the nine plaintiffs in the lawsuits said they were inspired come forward by the recent conviction of Monsignor William Lynn, who … [Read more...]
