• Former OBGYN Robert Hadden Served No Jail Time Despite Guilty Plea in 2016 April 12, 2023 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits In 2015, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office prosecuted Robert Hadden, an OBGYN accused of sexually abusing several patients. click to read more
• Disgraced OBGYN Robert Hadden Convicted, Civil Remedy for Victims Still Possible April 12, 2023 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits In late January of this year, a jury took less than a day to convict former Columbia University OBGYN Robert Hadden of federal sex trafficking charges. click to read more
• Victims of former OBGYN, Robert Hadden, Can Still Have Their Day in Court March 30, 2023 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits In January of this year, several ex-patients testified at former Columbia University OBGYN Robert Hadden’s criminal trial where he was charged with persuading women to cross state lines for the purpose of sexually abusing them. click to read more
• Maryland Senate Passes Legislation that would remove SOL for Child Abuse Victims March 28, 2023 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Child Victims Act of 2023 (also known as House Bill 1) overwhelmingly passed in the Maryland Senate by a 42-5 margin. click to read more
• Worcester Diocese Declines to Name Abusive Priests in Report February 10, 2023 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Diocese of Worcester recently released a new report about clergy sexual abuse of minors between 1950 and 2022. However, that report failed to include the names of the priests . . . click to read more
• Maine Diocese Challenges Law Removing Statue of Limitations February 2, 2023 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Diocese of Portland is challenging the constitutionality of the new law and trying to get the lawsuits dismissed . . . click to read more
• Bill Seeking to Remove Statute of Limitations is Gaining Momentum in Maryland January 26, 2023 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Maryland clergy sex abuse survivors are hoping for justice with new legislation on the horizon . . . click to read more
• Revival Window Bill Moving Through State Senate in Pennsylvania January 25, 2023 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits New House Speaker Mark Rozzi recently vowed that no other legislation would be taken up until the Senate approved a constitutional amendment allowing child sex abuse victims to file claims . . . click to read more
• Diocese of Columbus Adds Priest to Credibly Accused List January 24, 2023 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Diocese of Columbus added Rev. Dean A. Mathewson to its list of priests credibly accused of child sexual abuse . . . click to read more
• Archdiocese of Santa Fe Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan Filed with Court December 13, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has finally filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan four years after filing for Chapter 11 protection . . . click to read more
• Maryland AG Investigation Reports Over 600 Victims of Clergy Abuse December 8, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh’s office finally produced a report over three years after his office first announced it would begin investigating clergy sex abuse . . . click to read more
• Survivors Deliver List of Over 300 Abusive Priests to Archbishop November 3, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), as well as other survivors of clergy sexual abuse , delivered a list of 312 clergy and lay people publicly accused of sexual abuse . . . click to read more
• Bankruptcy Judge Says ‘No’ to Paying Accused Priests November 1, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Meredith Grabill has ordered the Archdiocese of New Orleans to stop paying retirement benefits to five priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors . . . click to read more
• Revival Windows Don’t Bring Justice for Every Survivor November 1, 2022 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits Clergy sexual abuse survivor Robert Kapal is out of legal options to file a civil claim against his abuser and the organization which allowed him to be sexually abused . . . click to read more
• Former New Bedford Priest Sued for Sexual Abuse September 29, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse, Default Category Former altar boy Jason Medeiros filed a lawsuit claiming that Rev. Richard Degagne sexually abused him on multiple occasions . . . click to read more