- 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
- Superior Court reinstates priest molestation lawsuit filed against Altoona-Johnstown Diocese July 9, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse A Pennsylvania Superior Court has recently reinstated an important lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, PA. The lawsuit claims that a woman was repeatedly molested by a pedophile priest in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The case was originally dismissed in December 2017 by a Blair County, PA Common Pleas… click to read more
- The Catholic Church is Not Alone June 26, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Nearly 20 years ago, The Boston Globe lifted the curtain on the Boston Archdiocese exposing their coordinated plan to help pedophile priests avoid detection from the public and the law. Sickening and self-serving, their plan allowed those same priests and clergy to continually sexually abuse hundreds of children in Massachusetts.… click to read more
- Gilead tries—and fails—to dodge lawsuit claiming it delayed safer HIV meds June 24, 2019 TDF Lawsuits After years of allegations directed towards Gilead Sciences regarding their decision to hold back the release of improved next-gen HIV drugs in order to maximize profits from their older generation drugs, a federal judge has finally allowed a key lawsuit to proceed. 140 patients in 31 states have claimed in… click to read more
- The Southern Baptist Convention must enact tough reform on its sexual abuse crisis June 20, 2019 Religious Institutions Sexual Abuse & Assault With 15 million members and more than 47,000 churches, Baptists make up the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. And ten years ago, Southern Baptists cried out to denominational leaders to create a registry of sexual abusers within the church. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) did not listen. Instead, they insisted that… click to read more
- Woman can sue Catholic Church in Pa. over alleged priest abuse 40 years ago, court says June 17, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse With an important victory for sexual abuse victims, a Pennsylvania court has recently ruled that a woman can pursue her lawsuit claiming clergy in the Altoona-Johnstown, PA Roman Catholic Diocese covered up her alleged molestation by a priest. The lawsuit was initially dismissed by a county judge in 2017 because… click to read more
- Police seized 57 items from Saginaw Diocese during raid, including ‘victim list’ June 11, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Police in Saginaw, MI recently executed search warrants on three Catholic Diocese properties while investigating claims of sexual abuse done to minors by clergy. Public documents show that police seized nearly 60 items of evidence including what was found in the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet at the diocese… click to read more
- The U.S. Catholic Church spent more than $300M on abuse-related costs in 12 months June 10, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse According to a recent report released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, from June 2017 to June 2018 the U.S. Catholic Church spent a whopping $301.6 million on clergy sexual abuse costs. Two-thirds of the clergy sexual abuse costs, or nearly $200 million, were spent on legal settlements. Additionally,… click to read more
- House panel OKs bill to extend statute of limitations for sex-abuse lawsuits June 4, 2019 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee has voted by unanimous decision to give victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to sue their abusers and the institutions that shielded these criminal predators. This bill is a welcome relief for sexual abuse victims and their families. Jim Scanlan, a Rhode Island… click to read more
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