Two Calif. Dioceses Settle Suit For $1.2M
A woman’s lawsuit claiming priest sexual abuse Announcement of a $1.2 million settlement of a woman's lawsuit claiming sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests erupted in turmoil Monday when she accused a diocesan spokesman of sexual misconduct and he threatened to sue her. Lori Capobianco Haigh filed a report on the alleged 1982 … [Read more...] about Two Calif. Dioceses Settle Suit For $1.2M
Woman Speaks Out On Alleged Priest Abuse
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted years ago by a since-retired priest in the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Thursday called for state legislative reform that would make the church more accountable in sexual abuse cases. Colleen McMullin Ptak, whose complaints about the abuse have been public since 1995, called for extending … [Read more...] about Woman Speaks Out On Alleged Priest Abuse
Women Say Church Silenced Abuse
Two women filed a civil suit Tuesday alleging they were sexually abused as young girls by a fellow member of a Jehovah's Witnesses congregation in Annandale, Minn. The women, both now 22 and living in the Twin Cities, say the religion's very tenets make it virtually impossible for victims to come forward, because at least two … [Read more...] about Women Say Church Silenced Abuse
New Priest Named In Church Abuse Suit
Church Abuse Suit Filed. A woman claims she was sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest who made regular visits to her childhood home. Lysha Beckman Sitzman filed suit Friday against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville in Jefferson County Circuit Court. Sitzman claims she was abused by a former priest, Joseph E. … [Read more...] about New Priest Named In Church Abuse Suit
Diocese Sued In Sex Allegations
Priests In Sex Allegations. An Indiana Roman Catholic priest has until today to respond to a woman's lawsuit the third of its kind involving the Indianapolis Archdiocese within the past year alleging he repeatedly sexually assaulted her when she was a child. California resident Gretchen Mayerhofer says she was sexually abused in … [Read more...] about Diocese Sued In Sex Allegations
Woman Who Accused Priest Of Abuse Settles Lawsuit
A Woman Accused Priest Of Abuse. A woman accused priest of abuse at a Roman Catholic high school three decades ago has won a $220,000 settlement from the Archdiocese of Miami. The woman has been identified only as "Jane Doe" in court papers. She claimed the Rev. Charles Casetta sexually assaulted her 10 times when she … [Read more...] about Woman Who Accused Priest Of Abuse Settles Lawsuit
