Rockville Centre Diocese Faces Hundreds of Sex Abuse Cases in Bankruptcy Proceeding
On May 24, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s Adult Survivors Act (ASA), which gave survivors of adult sexual abuse (over age 18 when the offense occurred) a year to file their claims, regardless of when the offense occurred. An action dismissed previously as time-barred can be revived. The measure, which takes … [Read more...]
Press Release – Governor Extends Time for Filing Child Victims Act Claims
Governor Extends Time for Filing Child Victims Act Claims Victims of childhood abuse throughout the State of New York were relieved on the morning of May 8th to learn that Governor Andrew Cuomo had signed an Executive Order extending the time in which to file actions under the Child Victims Act (CVA) to January 14, 2021, due to … [Read more...]
Catholic Church Omits Hundreds from Sex Abuse List
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Roman Catholic Church in the United States admitted that 900 clergy members accused of committed sexual assaults and other perverted acts while priests never made the final roster of clergy accused of sex crimes, the Associated Press has learned. The Catholic Church left some of the priests off of its list of … [Read more...]
Pope to Improve Transparency in Sex Abuse Cases
Pope Moves to Improve Transparency in Sex Abuse Cases USA- The bbc.com writes that the Pope took steps to improve the transparency in the Church when it comes to sex abuse claims. The Church treated many of these claims with silence under the rule of “pontifical secrecy.” Some defended the stance as a way to keep the identities … [Read more...]
Press Release – Parker Waichman LLP is Reviewing Juul Lung Illness, Underage Addiction & Contamination Injury Cases
Lawsuits Filed Over Contaminated Juul Nicotine Pods Gain Momentum Former Exec Files Whistleblower Lawsuit PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2019 - /PRNewswire/ — A former, top executive for Juul Labs, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Juul Labs, Inc. In the federal lawsuit, Mr. Siddharth Breja claims that he was terminated after … [Read more...]
Press Release – Parker Waichman LLP Files Lawsuit against Juul Labs, Inc. on Behalf of New Jersey Teen
Parker Waichman LLP Files Lawsuit against Juul Labs, Inc. on Behalf of New Jersey Teen Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm that has long fought to protect the rights of victims injured by allegedly defective products, drugs and medical devices, announce that they have filed suit in United States District Court, District of … [Read more...]
Press Release – Parker Waichman LLP Files Lawsuits Against The Rockefeller University Hospital and Rockefeller University Under New York’s Child Victims Act
NEW YORK – Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm, has filed multiple lawsuits in New York County Supreme Court, alleging sexual assault by Dr. Reginald Archibald, an endocrinologist who was long affiliated with The Rockefeller University Hospital and Rockefeller University. These suits were filed under the Child Victims Act, … [Read more...]
Accusers Sue Epstein Estate
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Three women have sued the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein claiming that he raped them according to a report appearing on WDTV. The three women, all of whom filed separate causes of action against the estate, claim that he raped them and forced them to provide sexually charged messages and other unspecified acts while they … [Read more...]
Rabbis Sued Under New York’s Child Victims Act
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – According to an online news article published by nypost.com, a Florida man has filed a lawsuit against 2 rabbis over allegations of sexual abuse from decades ago. A Florida man filed a lawsuit last week alleging that he was sexually abused by 2 Brooklyn rabbis approximately 20 years ago. While the allegations … [Read more...]
One-Year Window to File Sex Abuse Lawsuits in New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made it a priority to ensure victims of child sex abuse have an opportunity to hold their abusers accountable in a court of law. In February of 2019, Governor Cuomo signed the Child Victims Act into law, with the law to take effect six months after passage. Now that it has been six months since the … [Read more...]
New York Child Victims Act Now in Effect
ALBANY, NEW YORK – As reported in an online news article published by abcnews.go.com, hundreds of victims of child sexual abuse are planning to file lawsuits pursuant to the recently-enacted Child Victims Act. The Catholic Church is facing a “dark time” as hundreds, if not thousands, of lawsuits will be filed in the next year … [Read more...]
New York Woman Files Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Estate of Jeffrey Epstein
NEW YORK – According to an online news article published by www.reuters.com, a New York woman with claims of sexual abuse against the now-deceased Jeffrey Epstein files a lawsuit against the financier’s estate. A 32-year-old New York woman has filed a lawsuit against the estate of Jeffrey Epstein as well as co-conspirators, for … [Read more...]
Child Victims Act Included in 2019 Executive Budget
New York Governor States that Child Victims Act Will be Included in 2019 Executive Budget NEW YORK – According to a press release published by www.governor.ny.gov, New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the Child Victims Act would be included in the 2019 executive budget. Governor Andrew Cuomo, through a press release … [Read more...]
The Child Victims Act: Five Things Every Sex Abuse Victim Should Know
There seem to be new stories daily about New York’s Child Victims Act. From speculation on its repercussions to the specific details of the proposed law, it can seem like there is a flood of news about this vitally important piece of legislation. With the passage of the Child Victims Act, the following list has been compiled by … [Read more...]
Reports of Sexual Abuse at Rockefeller University Hospital
Rockefeller University Hospital, a prominent research institute, is in the spotlight for a potential coverup of a now-deceased doctor’s sexually abusive behavior over many decades. Dr. Reginald Archibald, the deceased doctor in question, was an endocrinologist and growth specialist who treated many children in their adolescent and … [Read more...]
Rockefeller University Hospital Doctor Sexually Abused Patients and Took Nude Photos
Dr. Reginald Archibald, now deceased, was a well-known endocrinologist who worked on behalf of Rockefeller University Hospital for more than four decades. After receiving notification from Rockefeller University Hospital of Dr. Archibald’s “inappropriate behavior,” many patients are coming forward alongside their lawyers to voice … [Read more...]
Rockefeller University Hospital Doctor Sexually Abuses Over 1,000 Children
Recent reports indicate that a prominent growth specialist, Dr. Reginald Archibald (now deceased), allegedly abused more than 1,000 children who were patients of his at Rockefeller University Hospital. Many of Dr. Archibald’s patients went to him for help in finding ways to increase their growth. Dr. Archibald, alongside Rockefeller … [Read more...]
New York Child Victims Act
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to Include Child Victims Act in 2019 Executive Budget PARKER WAICHMAN LLP – REPRESENTING VICTIMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE All victims of sexual abuse suffer physical and emotional pain, but such suffering is often worse for children who fall victim to sexual abuse. New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, … [Read more...]
Oregon Archdiocese Settles Sex-Abuse Case
Twenty-three former altar boys have settled their sexual-abuse lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Portland and a suspended priest in one of the nation's largest molestation cases involving the Roman Catholic Church. The case of suspended priest Maurice Grammond, now 80, resulted in confidential financial settlements, an apology … [Read more...]
Major Sexual Abuse Cases Within Church
The Boston Archdiocese scandal is the latest in a series of cases that involve sexual abuse by priests. Here are some of the major cases: 1985: Louisiana ” In what is considered the first public case of its kind, the Rev. Gilbert Gauthe admitted he sexually abused altar boys and members of the Lafayette Parish Boy Scout troop. … [Read more...]
Catholic Priest Placed On Leave
A Roman Catholic priest has been placed on leave after a church review board determined an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a minor was substantive, the Archdiocese of Detroit announced yesterday. Fr. James Wysocki, 62, pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Marine City and administrator of St. Mark Parish on Harsens Island, was … [Read more...]
Former Priest On Trial For Molesting Kids
John J. Geoghan allegedly molested more than 130 children Over three decades, John J. Geoghan allegedly molested more than 130 children while serving as a priest at several Roman Catholic parishes in and around Boston. On Monday, the 66-year-old defrocked priest faced the first of three criminal trials that could result in his … [Read more...]
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...]
Another Cheverus Ex-Staffer Accused
A controversy involving charges of sexual abuse Cheverus High School in Portland is once again facing a controversy involving charges of sexual abuse against former faculty members. Although the alleged incidents did not occur at Maine's only Jesuit high school, Cheverus has now been drawn into a priest abuse scandal in … [Read more...]
More Priests Are Being Investigated In State
Up to four in Green Bay Diocese and one in Milwaukee under scrutiny Authorities said Thursday that they were investigating allegations of sexual abuse involving as many as five more Catholic priests - four in the Green Bay Diocese and one in the Milwaukee Archdiocese. This is terrible. We're presuming that it's false. The new … [Read more...]
Stow Priest Placed On Leave
Among nine priests placed on administrative leave The pastor of the second-largest parish in Summit County was among nine priests placed on administrative leave yesterday because of allegations of sexual abuse of minors. The Rev. Joseph J. Lieberth, 60, of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Stow, voluntarily withdrew from public … [Read more...]
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...]
Priest Cited In Suit Refused Evaluation After ’96 Complaint
Priest named in a sexual-abuse lawsuit A Pierce County priest named in a sexual-abuse lawsuit in Clark County last fall refused to cooperate with an archdiocese investigation into a similar complaint made six years earlier, despite a strong recommendation from a forensic psychologist that he be evaluated. The Rev. Barry Ashwell, … [Read more...]
Weakland Calls Priests to Meet
A special meeting Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland on Monday summoned all of the 10-county diocese's priests and parish directors for a special meeting Wednesday on priest sexual abuse. The meeting was called on short notice despite the fact that Weakland's next semiannual gathering with the priests is scheduled for early … [Read more...]
Vegas-Area Priest Faces Sex Charge
Priest was charged with lewdly touching and photographing boys A Roman Catholic priest was charged Monday with lewdly touching and photographing teen-age boys he was counseling at his parish in suburban Henderson. As penance for minor transgressions, the Rev. Mark Roberts also had each of the five boys partially or fully disrobe … [Read more...]
Church To Divulge Sex Abuse
Complaints of sexual abuse by clergy In what is considered the most sweeping pact of its kind in the nation, the Archdiocese of Detroit agreed Thursday to share with prosecutors all complaints of sexual abuse by clergy it has received in the past 15 years. The deal, signed with prosecutors from the six counties that make up the … [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...]
Area Clergy, Laity Want Church To Get Tough With Abusers
The red-hot issue of sexual abuse of minors With a community commission appointed by Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland giving its first recommendations today on how the church should handle the red-hot issue of sexual abuse of minors by priests, one thing is clear. Clergy, laity and victims all are saying, "Do something." Much of … [Read more...]
Twenty-Six More Men Added to Rev. Birmingham Abuse Lawsuit
Suit continued to grow The number of alleged victims of a now-dead priest bringing suit against the Archdiocese of Boston continued to grow, mirroring two other cases of priests who were transferred from parish to parish despite allegations of sexual abuse. More than two dozen men from four Roman Catholic parishes have joined the … [Read more...]
Catholic Priest Sex Scandal Isn’t Limited To United States
Worldwide attention on the Priest Sex Scandal The Vatican summit of American cardinals helped focus worldwide attention on the scandal of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, but dozens of similar cases in other countries show the problem is not limited to America. Now some Catholics in other countries are … [Read more...]
Diocese Removes Another Priest
Removed a priest for alleged sexual abuse Bishop Joseph J. Gerry announced Saturday he had removed a priest for alleged sexual abuse of a minor about 25 years ago. The Rev. Leo James Michaud, 51, was removed from St. Joseph's parish in Ellsworth on Thursday. In a written statement, Gerry said the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland … [Read more...]
Minnesota Man Accused Retired Bishop of Abuse
Allegations of sexual abuse against retired Bishop The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis confirmed Tuesday it has hired an outside investigator to check allegations of sexual abuse against retired Bishop Paul Dudley, who served 27 years as a priest in the Twin Cities before becoming bishop of Sioux Falls, S.D., in 1978. The … [Read more...]
Priest, 69, Steps Down After Sexual Abuse Allegations
Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Priests. Walter Lezuchowski, a priest who spent most of the past decade ministering to prison inmates and in a hospital, on Friday became the latest Metro Detroit Roman Catholic clergyman to step down from service under suspicion of sexual misconduct. The Archdiocese of Detroit confirmed late this … [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...]
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...]
Calif. Officials Seek Abuse Victims
Orange County authorities are seeking out potential victims of abuse by Roman Catholic priests rather than waiting for people to file police reports. Investigators have been digging through civil court cases, following up media reports and working with church officials to identify possible victims. Assistant District Attorney … [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...]
3rd Suit Filed Against Pastor
Accused the Rev. Daniel F. McSheffery of sexual abuse A third former student at St. Augustine School in Hartford has accused the Rev. Daniel F. McSheffery of sexual abuse, prompting the first public response from the Hartford Archdiocese to the mounting allegations against the 72-year-old cleric. The former student, a Connecticut … [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...]
Two Lawsuits Accuse Popular Pastor Nickse Of Sexual Abuse
Denying he had ever molested any children A former altar boy said he was so outraged by a letter written to parishioners by popular St. Brendan's pastor José Nickse denying he had ever molested any children that he stepped forward Thursday to make his own allegations of abuse. After filing a lawsuit against Nickse, Richard … [Read more...]
Judge Refuses To Seal Lawsuits Involving Alleged Sexual Abuse By Louisville Priests
A judge has denied a request by the Archdiocese of Louisville to seal more than 150 lawsuits claiming sexual abuse by priests. The archdiocese had asked in May that the documents be kept secret, and Jefferson County Circuit Judge James Shake heard arguments in the case two weeks ago and issued his ruling Thursday. "From here, … [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 Diocese Fights Through Decades Of Abuse Claims
The nation’s Catholic bishops enacted a “zero tolerance” policy A month has passed since the nation's Catholic bishops enacted a "zero tolerance" policy for sexual abuse of children by priests. The scandal that has wracked the church may be ebbing - but not in South Jersey. Here, a legal battle is churning into its eighth year. On … [Read more...]
Miller Accused Of Sex Abuse In Oldham
The Rev. Louis E. Miller, who was indicted last month in Jefferson County in the alleged sexual abuse of 15 children, was indicted yesterday in Oldham County on charges of indecent or immoral practices with eight children in the St. Aloysius parish in Pewee Valley. The indictment accuses Miller, who retired in March as a chaplain … [Read more...]
States Extend Time Limit For Sex-Abuse Lawsuits
Steps to Extend the Statutes of Limitations For Sex Abuse Lawsuits. The stream of civil suits against the Catholic Church over sexual abuse of minors by priests may soon turn into a flood as states take steps to extend the statutes of limitations on such cases. California, Connecticut and Pennsylvania recently have passed laws … [Read more...]
Diocese Outlines Abuse Policies
Fourteen new standards on combatting sexual abuse by clergy were adopted Tuesday by the Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which now seeks public feedback on them. The changes include setting up a diocesan office devoted solely to protecting parishioners from sexual misconduct and hiring a compliance officer to make sure officials are … [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...]
5 Resign From Va. Sex Abuse Panel
The Diocese of Richmond lost all five lay members of its sexual abuse panel when they resigned to protest the reinstatement of a priest accused of abusing teenage boys in the 1970s. The panelists had recommended in June that the Rev. John E. Leonard be removed from duty and hospitalized for counseling. But Bishop Walter F. … [Read more...]
Five Members Resign From Virginia Diocese Sex Abuse Panel Over Priest’s Reinstatement
The Diocese of Richmond lost all five lay members of its sexual abuse panel when they resigned to protest the reinstatement of a priest accused of abusing teenage boys in the 1970s. The panelists had recommended in June that the Rev. John E. Leonard be removed from duty and hospitalized for counseling. But Bishop Walter F. … [Read more...]
Former New Mexico Priest Faces New Charges
A former New Mexico priest now faces new charges of criminal sexual conduct. Jason Sigler, once a patient at the Servants of the Paraclete Treatment Center in Jemez Springs, is among four former priests now facing sex charges in Detroit, Mich. All of the counts against Sigler and the other priests involve boys that were … [Read more...]
Priest Is Named In Sex-Abuse Suit For The First Time
A Single Allegation of Sex-Abuse Suit. A Roman Catholic priest who was removed from ministry in June because of a single allegation of sexual abuse from the 1970s has been named for the first time in a lawsuit alleging abuse. The Rev. Joseph Stoltz is accused of sexually abusing a Louisville man, Bernard Wiseman, in the … [Read more...]
Keeler Letter Reveals Abuse
Calling the sexual abuse of children by clergy "the spiritual equivalent of murder," Cardinal William H. Keeler has disclosed that more than 80 priests have been accused of molesting minors in the Baltimore archdiocese over the past seven decades. In a letter sent today to the 180,000 Catholic households in the archdiocese, Keeler … [Read more...]
Boston Church, 86 Plaintiffs Reach Settlement In Abuse Suit
Settlement In Abuse Suit. A judge today approved a $10 million settlement between the Archdiocese of Boston and 86 alleged victims of sexual abuse by defrocked priest and convicted pedophile John J. Geoghan. The settlement resolves a case that helped spark a crisis in Roman Catholic dioceses worldwide with revelations … [Read more...]
New Priest Sex Abuse Suit Filed
Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Priest. A third lawsuit has been filed in Will County alleging sexual abuse by a priest of the Joliet Diocese. The suit by James F. Fonck of Florida alleges that the Rev. Michael L. Gibbney sexually abused him in 1978 and 1979 while Fonck was a 13-year-old altar boy at Mary Queen of Heaven Church in … [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...]
Sexual Abuse Victims Question Archbishop
A listening and healing session Just down the hall from where a group of local Cub Scouts were meeting, Archbishop Harry J. Flynn conducted a listening and healing session Monday night at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Forest Lake regarding the issue of priest abusers. As reports of pedophilia swept through the Catholic ministry … [Read more...]
Pair Of Priests In Court On Sex Charges
Priests Over Sex Charges. Two separate cases of alleged sexual abuse by priests were heard Wednesday at the Marin County Courthouse, and both were connected to the release by the Archdiocese of San Francisco of names of church officials who had been accused internally of sex offenses. The most recent, former priest Guy … [Read more...]
Diocese Now Filing Reports Of Sex Abuse With Police
Catholic Diocese Filing Reports Of Sex Abuse. The Catholic Diocese of Spokane has filed 28 reports with the Spokane Police Department based on victims' allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests. Three more will be filed this week, said the Rev. Steve Dublinski, the diocese's vicar general. The reports were filed … [Read more...]
Court Orders Archdiocese To Turn Over More Files
A judge ordered the Archdiocese of Boston yesterday to turn over thousands more internal files detailing how it responded to allegations of sexual abuse by dozens of priests. Superior Court Judge Constance Sweeney threatened unspecified sanctions unless church lawyers produce the documents on 62 priests by Nov. 22. Lawyers for … [Read more...]
Priest Faces More Sexual Abuse Allegations
Sexual Abuse Allegations Against A Priest. A Catholic priest charged in September with allegedly sexually abusing an altar boy 24 years ago in Ocean City was indicted this week in connection with similar crimes against two other boys. A Worcester County grand jury charged Father John Danilak, of Lynfield, Pa., on … [Read more...]
The Church’s Lawsuit Shield
Church’s Lawsuit Filed By Abuse Victims. The Archdiocese of Boston is contemplating filing for bankruptcy protection to shield it from lawsuits by an estimated 450 victims of sexual abuse by priests, the Boston Globe reported yesterday. Such a move by the archdiocese, which has been at the epicenter of a child molestation scandal … [Read more...]
More Priest Abuse In Bellingham
Priest Abuse In Bellingham. A priest assigned to Assumption Parish in Bellingham in 1984 was sent there to escape his record of sexual abuse at another parish, but continued the pattern in Bellingham, according to church documents released yesterday. The documents also show that Boston's Cardinal Bernard Law was aware of … [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...]
Church Policy Unveiled
First Church Policy Unveiled. State authorities and the Catholic Church unveiled the nations first written policy on turning in suspected pedophile priests, a policy victims advocates contend does not go far enough. The memorandum of agreement announced Monday would cover alleged sexual abuse both current and in the past, … [Read more...]
Investigation Into Priest Continues
Investigation Into Priest Over Abuse. Kane County State's Attorney Meg Gorecki Wednesday urged anyone who either witnessed sexual abuse by a former Geneva priest or may have been a victim of abuse to come forward. Mark A. Campobello, 37, was arrested Tuesday after allegations that he inappropriately touched a 14-year-old girl … [Read more...]
Priest Relieved of Duties
The Catholic Diocese of Rockford relieved the leader of St. James Church of his duties after the pastor's arrest Tuesday on sexual abuse charges. The Rev. Mark A. Campobello was charged with five counts of criminal sexual assault and five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse by Geneva Police. The allegations against … [Read more...]
Catholics Hear Lawsuit Warning
Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Warning. Chita Afaga, like many around the state, had a mixed opinion of a letter from California's Catholic bishops. The bishops wrote that the church is expecting another rush of lawsuits claiming sexual abuse by priests after legislators lifted the statute of limitations for those claims through the … [Read more...]
Legislator Says Prosecutors Were Lax
Prosecutors Never Demand Church Files On Abuse. State Rep. Michael P. Lawlor, chairman of the legislature's judiciary committee, was highly critical Friday of Connecticut prosecutors for never demanding church files on sexual abuse by priests. "The remarkable thing about Connecticut is it appears prosecutors here have chosen not … [Read more...]
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...]
Report: LA Archdiocese To Negotiate More Than 100 Abuse Claims
Victims of LA Archdiocese Sexual Abuse Have More Time To Sue. A new law that took effect Wednesday gives alleged victims of priestly sexual abuse more time to sue, but Southern California dioceses have won a reprieve in more than 100 potential cases. Lawyers for alleged victims of priests in Los Angeles and Orange … [Read more...]
Prosecutors Push To Keep Sex Abuse Case Against Former Catholic Priest On Track
The alleged sexual abuse of a boy A former Catholic priest should be tried for the alleged sexual abuse of a boy even though more than a decade passed before he was charged, a prosecutor said Tuesday. "Many cases of sexual abuse don't come to light for years," prosecutor Michael Arthur told the judge hearing ex-priest Michael … [Read more...]
Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Sealed Documents
Sealed Documents Over Sexual Abuse By Priests. Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport argued in state Appellate Court Friday that a lower court judge did not have the jurisdiction to order the release of church documents alleging sexual abuse by priests. But media attorneys said the public has a … [Read more...]
Tucson Bishops Release Report Detailing Diocese’s Financial Impact Of Sex Scandals
Sex Scandals Costs Money. Sexual abuse costs victims and their families unimaginable emotional and psychological damage. And, the Catholic Diocese of Tucson is finding out it also costs money: as much as $16 million. The Diocese is releasing an in-depth report on the financial impact brought on by legal fees associated … [Read more...]
Suspended Covington Priest Under Investigation
Covington Priest Is Being Investigated. Investigators are looking into allegations of sexual abuse against a suspended Roman Catholic priest, who is also the subject of a lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Covington. Campbell County Commonwealth's Attorney Jack Porter said an investigation of the Rev. Louis J. Holtz … [Read more...]
3 Delaware Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse Are Disciplined
Removed a New Castle pastor from office Catholic officials in Wilmington have removed a New Castle pastor from office and accepted the resignations of two other priests after concluding that all three men violated the church's new policy on sexual abuse of minors. The abuse is alleged to have occurred in the 1970s and … [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...]
Priest On Leave In Wake of Allegation
The Rev. Philip S. Feltman will be placed on administrative leave The Rev. Philip S. Feltman, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sandusky, will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a review of an ''allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor,'' according to a statement from the priest. In his statement … [Read more...]
Sexual Abuse Victim Wants Names, Not Silence
A young priest who appeared to love children. The Rev. David Bentley was a young priest who appeared to love children. Back in the 1970s, the quiet and lanky man sometimes brought carloads of foster kids over to his mother's house on South Allen Street for a home-cooked meal. He often took one troubled boy on overnight stays at … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Says Ky. Diocese Covered Up For Priests
Ky. Diocese Covered Up Of Priest Sexual Misconduct. Two Northern Kentucky residents have filed a proposed class-action suit against the Diocese of Covington, alleging an organized cover-up of sexual misconduct by priests involving more than 100 children since 1958. Greg S. Harvey, 34, of Covington and Maria Rebecca Trout … [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...]
Archdiocese Says Priest Should Pay
Archdiocese Sexual Abuse Lawsuit. The Archdiocese of San Antonio wants a jury in a sexual abuse lawsuit to assess any damages against the offending priest, not the archdiocese. Julia Phelps is scheduled to be in court today in her lawsuit against Father Michael Kenny and the archdiocese. Phelps alleges the archdiocese didn't … [Read more...]
Liability In Scandal Shadows Diocese
Sexual abuse by his high school principal. He never really considered telling anyone about the sexual abuse by his high school principal. But David, a 47-year-old unemployed Saratoga County man, changed his mind when he heard last month that his alleged abuser, the Rev. James Kelly, was removed from ministry and that other victims … [Read more...]
Settlements Reached In Two Church Cases
Settlements have been reached in two more lawsuits alleging sexual abuse and filed against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville. The settlements were reached through mediation. The amounts are being kept confidential at the plaintiffs' request, said Brian Reynolds, chancellor and chief administrative officer of the … [Read more...]
2 Lawsuits Against Archdiocese Settled
Two more plaintiffs in sexual abuse cases filed against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville have reached settlements through mediation. The amounts of the settlements are being kept confidential at the plaintiffs' request, said Brian Reynolds, chancellor and chief administrative officer of the archdiocese. Both … [Read more...]
Church Abuse Plaintiffs Win Access To Priest Files
Church Abuse Plaintiffs Have Won Access To Files. Plaintiffs suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville have won access to church personnel files and other documents on any priest accused of sexual abuse during the past five decades. William McMurry, a lawyer representing most of the plaintiffs, had subpoenaed … [Read more...]
Former Priest Arrested in San Marcos on Sexual Abuse Warrant
A Former Priest Arrested For Sexual Abuse. A former Catholic priest being held at Hays County Jail is set to be extradited to Florida on a warrant accusing him of sexually abusing two 11-year-old boys in the late 1970s, authorities said Thursday. Gerard Russell Appleby, 68, was arrested Tuesday in San Marcos, where he … [Read more...]
Priest Convicted of Sexual Abuse Is Fugitive
Priest Convicted Of Sex Abuse. A retired priest who once worked in the Catholic Diocese of Tucson was convicted Thursday of sexually abusing a South Tucson boy in the early 1980s, although he didn't show up for his trial. The Rev. Thomas P. Purcell, who briefly worked in Tucson as a visiting priest with the local … [Read more...]
Third Lawsuit Filed Against Former Priest, Now Religious Educator
Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against A Former Priest. A third woman yesterday accused a former Roman Catholic priest of sexual abuse, alleging that he molested her over a four to five-year period in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Carol Beckman Eversmann of Underwood, Ind., accused Joseph E. Carrico of abuse in a lawsuit filed … [Read more...]
New Claims Brought Against Juneau Priest
Claims Brought Against Juneau Priest. More accusations of inappropriate behavior have been made against a Juneau Catholic priest accused last fall of sexual abuse, the Juneau diocese said. The new claims made against the Rev. Michael Nash will be forwarded to a Vatican committee, which will decide his future in the … [Read more...]
Prosecutors Review Allegation Against Priest In Pa. Diocese
Prosecutors Investigate Allegation Against Priest. Prosecutors are reviewing the first allegation of sexual abuse during the tenure of the current bishop of a western Pennsylvania Roman Catholic diocese to determine whether a priest may be charged. Investigators want to know whether Darrin Mangiacarne's claim he was … [Read more...]
Testimony Shows Nun Warned About Abuse
Stories Of Sex Abuse Slow Response. A top aide to Bishop John McCormack in the Boston archdiocese quit after two years because victims' stories of sexual abuse and the church's slow response weighed so heavily on her. "I stated three reasons in a very short interview why I was leaving," said Sister Catherine Mulkerrin in a … [Read more...]
Sex Abuse Allegation Leads To Removal of Cairo Priest
Among two priests removed from ministry The associate pastor for Sacred Heart Parish in Cairo was among two priests removed from ministry last week in the Roman Catholic Albany Diocese because of allegations of sexual abuse of minors during the 1970s. The congregations at five churches in the Diocese were told of the action during … [Read more...]
Priest Gets 2-Year Term For Sexual Abuse of Girl
A Priest Pleaded Guilty For Sexual Abuse. A Roman Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to lewd acts on a 5-year-old girl in his Hispanic ministry. The Rev. Juan Carlos Castano, 44, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and two years' probation after he told Judge John C. Hayes III he acted inappropriately with the … [Read more...]
Judge: Former Priest’s Files Can Be Opened
Personnel files should be opened to the public A Middlesex County judge ruled Wednesday that personnel files should be opened to the public in the civil case of a former priest in the Norwich Roman Catholic Diocese accused in the sexual abuse of a 14-year-old. Judge Daniel F. Spallone denied a motion for a protective order by the … [Read more...]
