Brothers: One Is Activist Against Priest Abuse; The Other Is An Accused Priest
Brothers: A Priest and A Abuse Activist. One brother is a priest. The other brother once sued the Roman Catholic Church, alleging he was molested by his childhood priest, and is now director of a national support group for such victims. The Rev. Kevin Clohessy and his brother, David, have been largely estranged since that 1991 … [Read more...] about Brothers: One Is Activist Against Priest Abuse; The Other Is An Accused Priest
Accuser Outlines Allegations
She kept quiet about it since she was an eighth grader 14 years now - her tale of the touching, the kissing, the heavy breathing. But now, everywhere Bridget Kolodziej turns, victims of abuse by priests are coming forward, prodding her to retrieve her story from its hiding place. Kolodziej has come forward, with help from former … [Read more...] about Accuser Outlines Allegations
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...] about Sex-Abuse Cases Show Gaps In Church Response
Ex-Priest Faces Ninth Charge Of Sex Abuse
his priest had molested him. As a boy in the early 1980s, he told grownups repeatedly that his priest had molested him. He told his psychiatrist. He told a school nurse. He told his family. No one told police. The boy's family would not believe him, and made him confront the priest after services one Sunday. Not to accuse him, … [Read more...] about Ex-Priest Faces Ninth Charge Of Sex Abuse
Two Teens To Speak At Church On Sex Abuse
They were abused by priests in the Camden Diocese Two South Jersey teenagers want everyone to know they were abused by priests in the Camden Diocese, in hopes of helping other victims and ending the abuse. The teens, Jonathan Norton of Atco and Kerry Sanborn of Lindenwold, both 17, will tell their personal stories of abuse in … [Read more...] about Two Teens To Speak At Church On Sex Abuse
Ex-Altar Boy Sues Fresno Diocese; Alleges Sex Abuse By Priest
He was sexually molested by his parish priest A former altar boy who claims he was sexually molested by his parish priest filed a civil lawsuit against Thursday the Fresno Catholic Diocese and two churches. Juan Rocha, 27, accused the Rev. Eric Swearingen, a former priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Bakersfield and St. Alphonsus … [Read more...] about Ex-Altar Boy Sues Fresno Diocese; Alleges Sex Abuse By Priest
Victims Of Priests Urge Lifting Of Time Limit On Prosecutions
Survivors of abuse by priests urged the state Legislature to speed up its consideration of a bill that would allow prosecution in child sexual-abuse cases long after the alleged abuse takes place. "The goal of all of us is to pursue changes in the law so technicalities wouldn't prevent criminals from being prosecuted," Steve Palo … [Read more...] about Victims Of Priests Urge Lifting Of Time Limit On Prosecutions
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
Allegations Revealed In Manchester Diocese Settlement
Manchester Diocese Settlement. One man offered to help the young child with his schoolwork before he allegedly molested him. Another befriended a boy whose foster father had died, had the child move in with him, plied him with alcohol and then allegedly sexually assaulted him. These are among the allegations against … [Read more...] about Allegations Revealed In Manchester Diocese Settlement
Former Altar Boy Testifies Against Mildred Priest
Mildred Priest Accused Of Sexual Assault. A former altar boy testified he was molested by the pastor of his Milford church more than eight years ago. The testimony came Wednesday at the first criminal trial of a New Jersey priest accused of sexual assault since the issue gained national attention. The Rev. John M. … [Read more...] about Former Altar Boy Testifies Against Mildred Priest
Man: Former Key Largo Priest Molested Me 30 Years Ago
A Key Largo Priest Accused Of Molestation. A 44-year-old man testified Monday that a former Key Largo, Fla., priest molested him more than 30 years ago when they lived in a Detroit rectory. Albert Green, who now lives in Washington state, told a jury that the Rev. Edward Olszewski began molesting him after Green and his two … [Read more...] about Man: Former Key Largo Priest Molested Me 30 Years Ago
Babeu Files Lawsuit Against Priest, Diocese
Priest, Diocese Are Being Sued. A former Berkshire County commissioner who says he was molested by his boyhood parish priest sued the cleric and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield yesterday. Paul Babeu, 33, who now lives in Queen Creek, Ariz., says he was molested between the ages of 13 and 15 by the Rev. Richard … [Read more...] about Babeu Files Lawsuit Against Priest, Diocese
Accuser Steps Out Of Shadows
Toledo firefighter Anthony comes stood before dozens of co-workers last week during a union meeting in downtown Toledo and bared his soul: He said he had been molested by a priest. For years, he says, he was too ashamed to talk about his alleged abuse by former cleric Dennis Gray. When he filed a suit against the onetime priest … [Read more...] about Accuser Steps Out Of Shadows
Priest Scandal Has A Dover Connection
A Dominican brother who allegedly molested a boy A Dominican brother who allegedly molested a boy at a Dover priory and his Cambridge apartment from 1965 to 1968 went on to become an elementary teacher in the Boston Public Schools for 31 years, newly released church files reveal. And, the records show, Archdiocese of Boston … [Read more...] about Priest Scandal Has A Dover Connection
Dioceses, Victims’ Lawyers To Try Mediation
Dioceses Face Potential Lawsuits. Roman Catholic dioceses in Southern California have won a reprieve in more than 100 potential lawsuits by alleged victims of priest sexual abuse, even as a new law took effect Wednesday giving plaintiffs more time to sue the church. Lawyers for purported victims in Los Angeles and Orange … [Read more...] about Dioceses, Victims’ Lawyers To Try Mediation
Church’s Year of Turmoil
Rome Church Cover-Ups Of Abuse. The revelations began erupting in early January, alleging cover-ups of abuse by priests in Boston. By summer, it was clear that the Archdiocese of Louisville and the Diocese of Lexington would be hit particularly hard in what one Catholic commentator called ''the long Lent of 2002.'' Since The … [Read more...] about Church’s Year of Turmoil
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 … [Read more...] about Ex-Priest To Face Local Charges
McAteer Ready to Face His Abuser
McAteer Is Ready To Face His Priest Abuser. With all Terry McAteer has gone through in the 36 years since he was molested by a beloved family priest at the Disneyland Hotel at the age of 10, the last two years have been the roughest. First, the priest sex scandal burst into the open, with glaring headlines, hundreds and even … [Read more...] about McAteer Ready to Face His Abuser
Cincinnati Priest Molested Dozens, Ex-Students Say In $1 Million Suit
Cincinnati Priest Molested Dozens Of Students. A $1 million lawsuit filed against a priest, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the archbishop charges that the priest molested dozens of students at a boys school where he served as principal from 1970 to 1982. The Rev. Lawrence Strittmatter, formerly principal at Elder … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Priest Molested Dozens, Ex-Students Say In $1 Million Suit
Louisville Woman Claims Abuse In Lawsuit Against Archdiocese
Abuse Claims In Lawsuit Against Archdiocese. A woman sued the Archdiocese of Louisville yesterday, alleging she was molested by a priest at age 7. The lawsuit filed by Cynthia Allen of Louisville accused the late Rev. C. Patrick Creed, who was also accused of molesting three other girls in earlier civil complaints that the … [Read more...] about Louisville Woman Claims Abuse In Lawsuit Against Archdiocese
Students File Suit At 11th Hour
Students File Suit Against Priests. Two more former De La Salle High School students have filed lawsuits claiming they were molested by priests teaching at the Concord high school decades ago. The lawsuits were filed in Contra Costa Superior Court Dec. 30, just a day before a federal law, granting a one-year window for victims to … [Read more...] about Students File Suit At 11th Hour
