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...]
Catholic Archdiocese Settles Sex-Abuse Suit
Former Altar Boys Get $119 Million In Sex-Abuse Case
Catholic Priest Sex-Abuse Case. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas has been ordered to pay $119 million in damages to a group of former altar boys who say they were sexually abused over a 15-year period by a priest. It is believed to be the largest penalty ever imposed on the Catholic church in a sex abuse case. "It dwarfs … [Read more...]
EDITORIAL: Priest Pedophilia Crisis Grows
THE U.S. CATHOLIC bishops are presiding over a scandal. Three years ago, we took notice of a relatively new phenomenon in society: growing numbers of aggrieved and frustrated parents who were going to court with charges their children had been sexually abused by Catholic priests. We investigated and six months later published several … [Read more...]
Judge: Boston’s Cardinal Law Must Answer Attorney’s Questions About Priest Accused of Abuse
His handling of a priest accused of molestation. Boston's highest-ranking Roman Catholic leader has been ordered by a judge to submit to questions about his handling of a priest accused of molestation. Judge Leila Kern said Wednesday that Cardinal Bernard Law can be questioned by lawyers for a man who claims Law and the … [Read more...]
Priest Says Bishop Was Told Of Abuse
A Priest Sexually Had Abuse A Student. In the summer of 1979, when a priest at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Louisville admitted to the school's associate principal that he had sexually abused a student, Bishop James Malone of the Youngstown Diocese acted swiftly. The Rev. Robert M. Burns was removed from the Catholic high … [Read more...]
Bishop To Seek Out 5 Who Claim Abuse Diocese Leader Offers Apology To Men Who Say Priest Fondled Them
Bishop To Seek Who Claim Abuse. The spiritual leader of 400,000 Roman Catholics would like to apologize to five men who say they were sexually abused as boys by their San Jose parish priest during the 1970s. ``I'm going to try and get in contact with them and invite them to come in,'' Bishop Patrick J. McGrath said Thursday. ``I … [Read more...]
Diocese To Give Names of Priest Suspects
Turn over to district attorneys the names of priests The Allentown Catholic Diocese will turn over to district attorneys the names of priests suspected of sexually abusing children and details of the cases, a spokesman said Friday. District attorneys from the five counties that make up the diocese could get the information as … [Read more...]
