• 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
• Catholic Church in N.H. Publishes Names of Priests Accused of Sex Abuse of Minors August 22, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Catholic Diocese of Manchester, NH has created a website that shows a comprehensive list of priests that have been accused of Catholic Church sexual abuse. The website includes the names of priests both living and deceased dating back to incidents that occurred in the 1950s. As of August 2019,… click to read more
• AHF Calls on Gilead to Set Up $10 Billion Fund for Victims Harmed by its TDF-based Drugs August 2, 2019 TDF Lawsuits As pressure continues to mount on Gilead Sciences Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of HIV/AIDS drugs, from withholding improved HIV drugs from the public to increase profits, another foundation is taking the podium. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is calling on Gilead to set up a $10 billion compensation fund… click to read more
• Catholic Church Offers Cash to Settle Abuse Claims – With a Catch August 2, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse In an effort to cut the total number and size of payouts made by the Catholic Church to its sexual abuse victims, and to hide key documents from the public, the Diocese of Scranton, PA and other dioceses in the US are offering child sexual abuse victims’ closed-door settlements. These… click to read more
• The Biggest Deterrent to Reporting Child Sexual Abuse July 25, 2019 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits Recent studies have shown that only about 34% of child-sexual-abuse victims in the United States tell authorities of their abuse before adulthood. Another 33% do tell authorities of their abuse, but far later in life with the median age being 52. And unfortunately, the final 33% never reveal their abuse.… click to read more
• Minnesota Catholic Diocese to Pay $34m to Victims of Clergy Abuse July 17, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota has agreed on a settlement to pay $34 million to at least 93 victims of sexual abuse. In conjunction with the monetary compensation for the sexually abused victims, the settlement was designed to advance the ‘children protection movement’ and to prevent sexual predators, specifically… click to read more
• Providence Diocese Lists Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Children July 15, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, RI has recently released the names of 50 priests and deacons who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children dating back to 1950. In the posting on their website, the diocese indicates that 19 of the 50 names are priests and deacons that… click to read more
• Group releases names of 109 clerics accused of sexual abuse in Diocese of Phoenix July 10, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Catholic Church sexual abuse epidemic continues as the names of more than 100 clerics accused of abuse in the Phoenix Diocese were recently released to the public. According to the report filed, more than 50 of the names released have already passed away and another 25 priests’ whereabouts are… click to read more