- DC Councilman Decides Not to Run for Re-Election Due to Sexual Abuse April 17, 2020 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced in March that his office filed and indictment against former Catholic priest, Scott Asalone, 63. Asalone is accused of sexually abusing D.C. council member David Grosso back in 1985 when Grosso only 14 years old. Due to the emotional scars that reopened because of… click to read more
- New Jersey Lawsuit Claims Allentown Diocese Covered Up 30 Years of Sexual Abuse April 17, 2020 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse A lawsuit filed in New Jersey by a former Diocese of Allentown altar boy claims that the diocese failed to protect him as he was sexually abused for decades. The $50 million suit contends diocese officials turned their backs on the victim and failed to protect him from the abuse… click to read more
- Priest Convicted of Rape Dies in Prison April 16, 2020 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Reverend Richard McCormick, who was convicted in 2014 of raping two young boys, passed away at Bridgewater State Treatment Center. He was 79 years old. Due to privacy laws, the cause of death has not been released, but the Department of Corrections for Bridgewater State has confirmed that at least… click to read more
- Bishops Cover Up in the Diocese of Scranton April 13, 2020 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse A lawsuit has been brought against Bishop James Timlin and Bishop Joseph Bambera for their part in covering up years of alleged sexual abuse by priests in the Diocese of Scranton. After years of thinking it was “too late” to do anything about their abuse, four men have come forward… click to read more
- Columbus Diocese adds 8 names to priest sex-abuse list April 10, 2020 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse In September of 2019 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus Ohio added the names of eight priests who have been “credibly accused” of sexual abuse of minors to their published list. The majority of the eight names added to the list are in the category of “extern” which covers clergy… click to read more
- Lawsuit Filed Against Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Erie County April 9, 2020 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse A childhood victim of priest sex abuse at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church and Holy Trinity School filed a civil lawsuit in Erie County Supreme Court of New York. This New York Catholic Church lawsuit, filed in September of 2019, was filed against the Diocese of Buffalo and claims Monsignor… click to read more
- Lawsuit Filed by Six Women Against the Diocese of Austin Texas April 8, 2020 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Father Isidore Ndagizimana, better known as Father Izzy, of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Austin, Texas, has been accused of sexually abusing 6 female parishioners. The six women, whose names have been left anonymous, claim Father Ndagizimana would touch them inappropriately in the confessional box at church and tried… click to read more
- Harrisburg Catholic Diocese Attempts to Reduce Sex Abuse Lawsuit Payouts with Bankruptcy Filing March 10, 2020 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Harrisburg Catholic Diocese has recently declared bankruptcy as a result of ongoing and mounting Catholic Church sexual abuse claims. The diocese has already paid out nearly $13 million to 111 victims of childhood sexual abuse and church officials believe there may be more than 200 additional victims who could… click to read more
- PA Grand Jury Investigates Jehovah’s Witness Sex-Abuse Cover Up February 21, 2020 Religious Institutions Sexual Abuse & Assault Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Josh Shapiro is working towards proving that leading Jehovah’s Witness officials have long been covering up sexual abuse committed by elders and relatives of the church. AG Shapiro has experience in uncovering sexual abuse scandals click to read more
- California Catholic Church Settlement Fund Created November 15, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Six California Catholic Diocese including: Diocese of Fresno, Diocese of Orange, Diocese of Sacramento, Diocese of San Bernardino, Diocese of San Diego, and Los Angeles Archdiocese have recently unveiled a new sexual abuse settlement program for victims of childhood priest molestation in the Catholic Church. Details of the California Catholic… click to read more
- Accused Priest List Released by Archdioceses of Burlington (Vermont) November 4, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse In August of 2019, Bishop Christopher Coyne, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, released a list of 40 priests accused of child sexual abuse. The abuse allegations were deemed credible by a committee appointed by Bishop Coyne, which consisted of seven lay members, four men and three women.… click to read more
- Other States Offer Glimpse of Ways NY’s Abuse Cases Could Play Out September 4, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse In August 2019, New York legislature enacted a new law that gave survivors of childhood sexual abuse a one-year window to file a lawsuit against their abusers. Already, over 500 cases have been filed with the state and experts estimate that thousands of lawsuits are on the way. Advocates, including… click to read more
- Catholic Priest Guilty of Sex Abuse in Washington, DC September 3, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Rev. Urbano Vazquez, a Catholic priest from Shrine of the Sacred Heart Parish in Northwest Washington, D.C. has been convicted of four counts of child sexual abuse against two children. The abuse was committed from 2015-2017 and Father Vazquez was arrested in November 2018. He was on a list… click to read more
- Woman Sues Megachurch for $1 Million for Mishandling Her Sex Abuse Case August 26, 2019 Religious Institutions Sexual Abuse & Assault In recent news, an 18-year-old-woman has hired a sexual abuse lawyer and is suing The Village Church (TVC) in Texas for more than $1 million dollars. According to the lawsuit filing, the plaintiff was allegedly 11 years old when she was sexually molested by TVC employee Matthew Tonne while attending… click to read more
- Survivors of child sexual abuse gear up to file lawsuits against their abusers in New York August 23, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse As of August 14, 2019 New York survivors of childhood sexual abuse will be given a one-year window to file a lawsuit against their abusers under the new Child Victims Act passed by NY legislature earlier this year. Thousands of cases are expected to be filed with payout estimates to… click to read more
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