Albany Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Protection Amid Sex Abuse Litigation March 16, 2023 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York as it, like other...
Judge Approves Release of Baltimore Church Sex Abuse Report March 16, 2023 By Lea Skene A judge on Tuesday granted the Maryland Attorney General’s Office permission to publicly release a redacted version of an investigative...
Maryland Lawmakers Advance Bill to End Time Limit on Sex Abuse Civil Suits March 13, 2023 By Brian Witte A key panel of Maryland lawmakers on Friday advanced a measure that would end the state’s statute of limitations for...
Bishop Testifies Against Bill to End Child Abuse Reporting Exemption for Clergy March 6, 2023 By Lisa Rathke The Roman Catholic Church’s rite of confession must remain confidential, even if someone tells a priest that a child has...
Ex-Cardinal Cites Dementia In Asking Court to Dismiss Sex Assault Case March 2, 2023 By Alanna Durkin Richer Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick filed a motion this week to dismiss a case charging him with...
Lawsuits Alleging Maine Church Knew About Sex Abuse Now Number 14 December 23, 2022 Two more people have filed lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic clergy member and a nun — both...
Maine Catholic Church Hit With More Sex Abuse Claims Under Revised Law December 12, 2022 Four people in Maine have filed lawsuits with claims that they were sexually abused by Catholic priests as children. Three...
Rochester Diocese $55M Sex Abuse Settlement Does Not Include Insurance Amount November 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester will pay $55 million to survivors of sexual abuse committed by clergy members under...
Massachusetts Court Denies Charitable Immunity, Allows Abuse Case Against Diocese August 1, 2022 By Mark Pratt A lawsuit brought by a former altar boy who alleges he was sexually abused as a child in the 1960s...
FBI Opens Widening Investigation of Clergy Sex Abuse in New Orleans June 30, 2022 The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back...