Catholic Archdiocese Settles Sex-Abuse Suit
A priest sexually abused The lawyer for 22 men who sued the Archdiocese of Portland claiming a priest sexually abused them as boys said yesterday the Roman Catholic Church has agreed to a settlement. David Slader said details of the settlement will be announced Tuesday before Multnomah County Circuit Judge James Ellis. Bud … [Read more...]
Victims Speak Out About Priest Abuse
Traumatic memories for victims of sexual abuse. The recent attention given to sexual abuse within the Catholic Church has brought back traumatic memories for victims of sexual abuse. Guy Guckenberger Jr. was 10 years old when he was sexually abused for former Catholic priest George Cooley. Guckenberger told WLWT Eyewitness News … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Push Changes To Fight Abuse
Easier to prosecute clergy members Two state lawmakers are preparing legislation to make it easier to prosecute clergy members who molest children, and make it possible for victims to sue religious organizations for failing to deal with abusers. The proposal also would require clergy members, with certain exceptions, to report any … [Read more...]
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...]
Md. Priest May Face Criminal Probe
Possible felony child abuse Letters sent by Catholic Church officials to Baltimore prosecutors in 1998 contain allegations of possible felony child abuse and could fuel a new criminal investigation of the Rev. Maurice J. Blackwell, a source familiar with the letters said yesterday. Blackwell is recovering from gunshot wounds he … [Read more...]
Lawyers Question Brooklyn Bishop On What He Knew of Priest Abuse Allegations
Bishop Thomas Daily of Brooklyn was questioned about his dealings with a defrocked priest whose case sparked the sex abuse scandal within the Catholic church. Daily gave a closed-door deposition on Monday to lawyers representing alleged victims of John J. Geoghan, who has been accused of molesting more than 130 children in the … [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...]
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...]
Priest Acknowledged Abuse Of 3 Boys
Priest Acknowledged Abuse Of 3 Boys. When three of Chris Nilan's friends said they had been molested by the same trusted Roman Catholic priest who had performed Nilan's wedding, the former professional hockey star wanted to know the truth. So Nilan confronted the priest, Monsignor Frederick J. Ryan, and asked if the allegations … [Read more...]
Reaction Mixed On Priest Abuse Policy
Approved Priest Abuse Policy. Charlie Kremer thinks the revised policy on priest sexual abuse approved by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops Wednesday isn't necessarily weaker than the original as long as it's strictly enforced. ''The rules and guidelines are fine . . . but you've got to have consequences and they've got to be … [Read more...]
Bishop Suggests Some Priest Sex Abuse Less Serious Than Others
Priest Sex Abuse Scandal. Questioned under oath about the church abuse scandal, New Hampshire's bishop suggested that it is less serious for a priest to have sex with someone from outside the parish than with a parishioner. In depositions this fall, Bishop John B. McCormack said he knew the Rev. Roland Cote had had sex … [Read more...]
Ex-Priest Is Guilty, Will Help Authorities
Ex-Priest Pleaded Guilty. Lt. Benjamin Kulina stood before a bank of televisions at Mesa police headquarters Thursday as the evening news programs showed the priest who molested him 23 years ago pleading guilty. "No amount of counseling can do what this has done for me," said 39-year-old Kulina, a 15-year Mesa police … [Read more...]
Church Liaison Said He Was
Church Liaison Was Horrified At The Abuse Among Priests. A priest in the Archdiocese of Boston who acted as a liaison to Cardinal Bernard Law said he was horrified to discover in the 1990s the scope of the problem of child sexual abuse among priests in the archdiocese. The Rev. Brian M. Flatley testified in a deposition taken last … [Read more...]
Middlesex DA Knew of Priest’s Abuse
The District Attorney's Office Knew Priest’s Abuse. As files documenting alleged sexual abuse of children by priests filled stacks of boxes last month, three paragraphs stood out among thousands of church papers. The note described a February 1988 meeting between church officials and an attorney from the Middlesex County District … [Read more...]
Two Indicted In Priest Abuse Probe
Priest Abuse Probe Investigation. A yearlong grand jury investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct in Cincinnati's Roman Catholic archdiocese led to criminal charges yesterday against one priest who has been defrocked and another who has been suspended. Both were long ago stripped of ministerial duties after admitting … [Read more...]
2 Say Lives Damaged By Alleged Abuse
He is haunted by the sexual abuse A 49-year-old man in Hollister can't sleep without a fortress of pillows surrounding him for safety because he is haunted by the sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a former Jesuit brother. Another man says he spent years using alcohol and drugs to drown out memories that leave him angry … [Read more...]
L.A. Priest-Abuse Payout Could Soar
L.A. Priest-Abuse Documents. Damages claimed by hundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests could exceed $1.5 billion in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, far more than any other diocese has paid to date, according to newly released documents. That total is based on a request by the lead lawyer for … [Read more...]
Sioux City Diocese Faces Another Lawsuit
Sioux City Diocese has been named in another lawsuit The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City has been named in another lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a priest. The lawsuit, filed in Woodbury County District Court last week, accuses the Rev. George McFadden of sexually abusing a man while he was an alter boy in the early … [Read more...]
Priest abuse victims ask for more time to sue
Reject Claims Due to Statute of Limitations. Timothy Hassett says he was in fourth grade when his priest began taking him to the church rectory and molesting him. The sexual abuse at St. Mary's of Redford in Detroit lasted two years, Hassett says, and the damage was permanent. He was drinking by sixth grade. Drugs followed in … [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...]
