Man Says He’s Still Struggling With Effect Of Abuse By Priest
Man Still Struggling With The Effect Of Abuse. The sight of a Roman collar still makes him freeze, Robert Swart says. Forty years ago in Tampa, a priest at Sacred Heart Church molested him repeatedly, Swart says. He's still struggling with the effects. And he's not sure whether he takes any solace from the news that his alleged … [Read more...]
Molest Suit Filed Under New Law
Molest Suit Against The Roman Catholic Church. Attorneys for a Bay Area man who alleges that he was molested by Stephen M. Kiesle, a former priest who worked in Fremont and Union City, sued the Oakland Diocese on Thursday, using a new law that temporarily lifts the statute of limitations on decades-old abuse cases. The … [Read more...]
Wolcott Man Files Abuse Claim Against Priest
Man Files Abuse Claim Against A Priest. Another sex Abuse Claim has been filed against the Rev. Stephen C. Foley, a former state police and fire chaplain. Ted Fortier, 41, of Wolcott, claims Foley sexually abused him in 1976 as they traveled to New York City to attend a firemen's parade, according to Fortier's attorney, Thomas … [Read more...]
Man Accuses ‘Brother Vic’ of Sex, Deceit
Abused him over a period of two to three months A 26-year-old man has told the Mobile Register that Brother Victor Bendillo, a teacher and adviser at McGill-Toolen High School for 39 years, sexually abused him over a period of two to three months when he was a 14-year-old student at the school. The man said Bendillo convinced him … [Read more...]
State Trooper Testifies Against Priest In Sex Abuse Case
Priest In Sex Abuse Case. A man who last year accused a Roman Catholic priest of raping him when he was a teenager testified Tuesday that he had regarded the priest as an affectionate, caring father figure. Now a 33-year-old New Hampshire state trooper, the man testified at the trial of the Rev. George Robichaud, the first priest … [Read more...]
Ex-Utica Priest Faces Abuse Suit
A Man Claims He Was Abused By An Ex-Utica Priest. An Oneida County man in his early 50s, who claims he was sexually abused by a former St. Agnes Church priest more than 30 years ago, filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $150 million. The lawsuit names the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, Bishop James M. Moynihan and the Rev. James F. … [Read more...]
Ex-National City Man’s Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse By Priest
Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse By Priest. A former National City resident has filed a suit claiming he was sexually abused for five years beginning in San Diego County in the 1970s by a Catholic priest who was working for the military. The priest accused of molesting the youth is the Rev. Carmelo "Mel" Baltazar, said Elliott Kanter, … [Read more...]
Miami Diocese Settles Lawsuit
Miami Diocese Has Reached A Settlement. In an unprecedented decision, the Archdiocese of Miami has reached a $500,000 settlement with the family of a boy who accused a priest of molesting him in a nursing home. The offer, accepted by the boy's family on Thursday, represents the first settlement of its kind for the archdiocese, … [Read more...]
Man’s Lawsuit Says Jesuit Priest Abused Him In 1960s At Loyola Academy
Jesuit Priest Face Lawsuit Over Sexual Abuse. For the second time in two months, a Jesuit priest has been accused of sexual abuse while working in Chicago. Massachusetts resident Victor Bender filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the Rev. Donald McGuire abused Bender while he was a student at Loyola Academy in the … [Read more...]